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State Machines Behind the Scenes of Flight Booking and Payments

Flight bookings rely on state machines to coordinate seat holds, payments, and retries. GCP Workflows make the process reliable and resilient.

August 8, 2025

by Ravi Teja Thutari

CORE

· 3,208 Views · 3 Likes

API Testing With Playwright: A Guide for QA Engineers and Developers

Playwright enables unified API and UI testing with support for all HTTP methods, authentication, retries, and mocks—helping build reliable backend tests fast.

August 8, 2025

by Rama Mallika Kadali

· 3,052 Views · 2 Likes

Designing Secure APIs: A Developer’s Guide to Authentication, Rate Limiting, and Data Validation

Secure APIs with strong authentication, rate limiting, input validation, and versioning to prevent attacks, manage traffic, and ensure long-term stability.

August 8, 2025

by Surendra Pandey

· 2,152 Views · 3 Likes

VB6 vs. C#: How to Migrate and Modernize Your Legacy Code

Discover how to migrate from VB6 to C# efficiently. Learn key differences, migration strategies, best practices, and benefits of modernization.

August 8, 2025

by Amanda Talavera

· 3,373 Views · 1 Like

Compliance Automated Standard Solution (COMPASS), Part 9: Taking OSCAL-Compass to Industry Complexity Level

In this article, we describe specific use-cases that the Singapore GovTech team encountered on the use of OSCAL and how Trestle was used to support them.

August 7, 2025

by Anca Sailer

· 1,859 Views · 2 Likes

JWT Policy Enforcement, Rate Limiting, IP White Listing: Using Mulesoft, API Security, Cloudhub 2.0

Learn how to enforce JWT policies in API Manager with a RAML project. Secure endpoints using Auth0, plus apply IP whitelisting and rate limiting in Anypoint.

August 7, 2025

by ARINDAM GOSWAMI

· 2,485 Views

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Network Routers and Switches

AI is transforming network routers and switches by driving intelligent automation, boosting performance and security, while streamlining operational complexity.

August 7, 2025

by Nikhil Kapoor

· 2,201 Views · 4 Likes

Availability to Accountability: Running AI Workloads Responsibly in the Cloud

In this article, learn the core challenges of running AI in the cloud — availability, reliability, observability, and responsibility — and how to overcome them.

August 7, 2025

by Sam Prakash Bheri

· 2,221 Views

Cloud Sprawl Is a Given; Cloud Complexity Doesn’t Have to Be

Cloud sprawl is inevitable — but complexity isn’t. IaC alone isn’t enough. Real control comes from visibility, automation, and enforcing every change through code.

August 6, 2025

by Aharon Twizer

· 2,411 Views · 1 Like

Automating Node.js Deployments With a Custom CI/CD Server

Learn to automate Node.js deployments with a custom CI/CD server using GitHub webhooks, GitHub Actions, PM2, and shell scripting for seamless updates.

August 6, 2025

by Kolawole Yusuf

· 3,566 Views · 4 Likes

Building Scalable, Resilient Workflows With State Machines on GCP

Learn how to build scalable, resilient backend workflows on Google Cloud using state machines, Workflows, Eventarc, and more with real-world use cases.

August 6, 2025

by Ravi Teja Thutari

CORE

· 4,755 Views · 2 Likes

Model Context Protocol (MCP): A Comprehensive Guide to Architecture, Uses, and Implementation

This article explores MCP’s architecture, technical features, real-world use cases, and how it improves on traditional AI function-calling methods.

August 6, 2025

by Nilesh Bhandarwar

· 8,767 Views · 4 Likes

Mastering Fluent Bit: Developer Guide to Service Section Configuration (Part 5)

This intro to mastering Fluent Bit covers handy tips and tricks for speeding up the inner development loop when integrating telemetry pipelines.

August 6, 2025

by Eric D. Schabell

CORE

· 1,769 Views · 3 Likes

Integration Testing for Go Apps Using Testcontainers and Containerized Databases

Learn how to use Testcontainers with Go and the Cosmos DB emulator for fast, isolated integration testing — no complex test environments needed.

August 6, 2025

by Abhishek Gupta

CORE

· 2,751 Views · 2 Likes

Enriching AI With Real-Time Insights via MCP

Introductory article about MCP, a universal adapter that allows AI assistants to access and interact with external systems while maintaining a consistent interface.

August 6, 2025

by Horatiu Dan

CORE

· 1,550 Views · 6 Likes

AI/ML for Engineering Managers: Enhancing Productivity and Quality in Fintech

Learn practical strategies, real-world results, and key considerations for successful AI integration and improve on boosting your engineering metrics.

August 5, 2025

by Purushottam Raj

· 1,818 Views · 3 Likes

Docker Multi-Stage Builds: Optimizing Development and Production Workflows

Traditional Docker images are bloated with unnecessary build tools, dev dependencies, and source code.

August 5, 2025

by Mahitha Adapa

· 3,864 Views · 5 Likes

Tail Sampling: The Future of Intelligent Observability in Distributed Systems

Discover how tail sampling in OpenTelemetry enhances observability, reduces costs, and captures critical traces for faster detection and smarter system monitoring.

August 5, 2025

by Rishab Jolly

· 3,463 Views · 1 Like

Learn to use AWS SNS (Amazon Simple Notification Service) messaging service to publish a message to an email address as a subscriber using Spring Boot.

August 5, 2025

by Milan Karajovic

· 3,295 Views · 4 Likes

Scalable Distributed Architectures in E-Commerce: Proven Case Studies

Learn how AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes designs achieve resilience, low latency, and massive scalability with real-world blueprints.

August 5, 2025

by Ravi Teja Thutari

CORE

· 4,331 Views · 3 Likes

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