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Rate Limiter Design Token Bucket Sliding Window
Token bucket, leaky bucket, fixed and sliding window rate limiter algorithms compared for 2026 system design interviews.
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Read Replica Scaling Database Architecture
How read replicas actually scale reads, where replication lag breaks correctness, and the routing patterns senior engineers use in production.
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Serverless Vs Containers Architecture Decision
A data-driven framework for choosing serverless or containers in 2026, with cost, latency, and scaling benchmarks.
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Service Discovery Consul Eureka Comparison
Consul vs Eureka vs Kubernetes-native discovery compared for 2026 microservices architectures, with failure-mode tradeoffs.
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Service Mesh Istio Envoy Architecture
Deep technical breakdown of Istio's control plane, Envoy's data plane, and when a service mesh is worth the operational cost.
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Swe Api Gateway Rate Limiting Patterns
Token bucket, sliding window, and leaky bucket rate limiting at the API gateway layer, compared for correctness and interview readiness.