Software Design and Architecture Resources

Enhancing the Visibility of Integration Tests

This article provides practical tips for writing integration tests, focusing on interactions with external services to improve readability and maintenance.

July 22, 2024

by Anton Belyaev

· 4,181 Views · 4 Likes

Setting Up a Local Development Environment With IntelliJ, DevContainers, and Amazon Linux 2023

This tutorial explains how to set up a Java development environment with IntelliJ, DevContainers, and Amazon Linux 2023 for consistent, isolated development.

July 19, 2024

by Mohammed Fazalullah Qudrath

· 14,335 Views · 2 Likes

A Guide to Security Controls for Risk-Based API Protection

In this post, we are going to navigate risk-based API security controls which are essential in helping you construct more solid and tamper-proof APIs.

July 19, 2024

by Kalyan Gottipati

· 4,934 Views · 2 Likes

Microservice Logs Testing in the Cloud: Important but Often Ignored

Microservice logs are vital but often overlooked. Learn why structured logging and thorough testing are essential for reliable cloud apps.

July 19, 2024

by Abhinav Garg

· 4,498 Views · 3 Likes

AWS CDK: Infrastructure as Abstract Data Types, Part 3

At the end of the first part of this CDK series, we promised to demonstrate how to programmatically manage the S3 bucket created as a part of our stack. Let's see it now.

July 18, 2024

by Nicolas Duminil

CORE

· 8,009 Views · 2 Likes

Boomi's API Control Plane: Simplifying API Management for Developers

Boomi's new API Control Plane simplifies API management with centralized discovery, federated control, and enhanced security, revolutionizing how developers handle APIs.

July 18, 2024

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 4,103 Views · 1 Like

AWS CDK: Infrastructure as Abstract Data Types, Part 2

In part 2 of this journey into the CDK world, explore how to use basic building blocks like constructs by taking advantage of Quarkus features.

July 17, 2024

by Nicolas Duminil

CORE

· 7,582 Views · 4 Likes

Poetry Explained: Perils of the Unpinned Dependencies

Poetry conquers Python's dependency madness with version pinning and conflict resolution, guaranteeing smooth, stable, and hassle-free releases.

July 17, 2024

by Prince Bose

· 4,972 Views · 7 Likes

Dynamic Watermarking With IMGProxy and Apache APISIX

In this post, we implement a watermarking feature with the help of imgproxy. The more I think about it, the more I think they make a match made in Heaven.

July 17, 2024

by Nicolas Fränkel

CORE

· 5,371 Views · 1 Like

How To Convert Common Documents to PNG Image Arrays in Java

Learn how to convert Office documents, PDFs, and 100+ images to an array of PNG images, and review some of the benefits of making PNG conversions over other formats.

July 17, 2024

by Brian O'Neill

CORE

· 5,603 Views · 3 Likes

An Introduction to GraphQL: Simplifying Data Fetching With Real-World Examples

Understanding the basics of GraphQL: How to define schemas, set up a server, and integrate with front-end applications for efficient data management.

July 17, 2024

by Nitesh Upadhyaya

CORE

· 4,717 Views · 4 Likes

The Invisible Artistry of Backend Development

The artistry needed to create performant, scalable, and maintainable software architectures and APIs is often unseen and undervalued. This article shines a light on it.

July 17, 2024

by Thomas Johnson

· 4,716 Views · 2 Likes

Why the Newest LLMs Use a MoE (Mixture of Experts) Architecture

Learn about the Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, defined as a mix or blend of different "expert" models working together to complete a specific problem.

July 17, 2024

by Kevin Vu

· 5,841 Views · 3 Likes

API Versioning in Microservices Architecture

This article explores what API Versioning is, why it is important for software development, and its benefits in microservices architecture and cloud computing.

July 16, 2024

by Gaurav Shekhar

· 7,296 Views · 3 Likes

Datafaker Gen: Leveraging BigQuery Sink on Google Cloud Platform

The simplest way to enrich a BigQuery table with realistic data. This guide describes how to define a schema for Datafaker Gen.

July 16, 2024

by Roman Rybak

· 5,636 Views · 2 Likes

Poisoning AI Brain: The Hidden Dangers of Third-Party Data and Agents in AI Systems

Backdoor attacks in LLMs involve hidden triggers embedded during training that activate harmful actions under specific conditions.

July 16, 2024

by Gaurav Puri

· 4,281 Views · 3 Likes

8 Ways AI Can Maximize the Value of Logs

Logs are filled with the information needed to monitor and understand systems. Let’s look at eight ways that AI can maximize the value of logs.

July 16, 2024

by Michael Bogan

CORE

· 4,551 Views · 2 Likes

Developing Security-By-Design Across the Zoho Application Suite

How Zoho's zero-trust cybersecurity and data privacy policies for its own 100-million-plus users inform their new Integrated Security Stack suite.

July 16, 2024

by Jason English

· 2,890 Views · 1 Like

How Open Source Project Tetragon Is Evolving Security via eBPF

Learn how Tetragon leverages eBPF to revolutionize runtime security, offering deep observability and real-time enforcement for cloud-native environments.

July 16, 2024

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 3,874 Views · 4 Likes

Argo Rollout and Deployment Strategies

Argo Rollouts is a Kubernetes controller and a part of the Argo project that provides advanced deployment capabilities for Kubernetes.

July 15, 2024

by Gaurav Shekhar

· 6,393 Views · 1 Like

The Latest Software Design and Architecture Topics