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The Complete Guide to Building Scalable Microservices in 2025
EngineeringDec 28, 202518 min read

The Complete Guide to Building Scalable Microservices in 2025

A comprehensive deep-dive into designing, building, and deploying microservices architecture that handles millions of requests. Learn from our experience scaling systems for Fortune 500 clients.

🎯 What You'll Learn

Domain-driven design principles for service boundaries
Inter-service communication patterns (sync vs async)
Database per service vs shared database trade-offs
Muhammad Ahmed
Muhammad Ahmed
Founder & CTO
12.5K847
#Microservices#Architecture#Node.js#Kubernetes#System Design
React Server Components: A Practical Guide for Production Apps
⚙️ Engineering
12 min read

React Server Components: A Practical Guide for Production Apps

Master React Server Components with real-world examples. Learn when to use server vs client components, streaming, and how to avoid common pitfalls.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Understanding the server/client component boundary
Data fetching patterns with RSC
ReactNext.jsPerformance+1
Fatima Khan
Fatima Khan
Dec 26, 2025
8.2K523
Building AI-Powered Features with LangChain and OpenAI
🤖 AI & ML
15 min read

Building AI-Powered Features with LangChain and OpenAI

Step-by-step tutorial on integrating LLMs into your applications. From prompt engineering to RAG systems, learn to build intelligent features.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Setting up LangChain with OpenAI
Building effective prompts for production
AILangChainOpenAI+2
Ali Hassan
Ali Hassan
Dec 24, 2025
15.3K892
Design Systems That Scale: Lessons from Building 50+ Products
🎨 Design
10 min read

Design Systems That Scale: Lessons from Building 50+ Products

How to create a design system that evolves with your product. Component architecture, documentation, and cross-team collaboration strategies.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Token-based design for consistency
Component API design principles
Design SystemsUI/UXFigma+1
Sara Malik
Sara Malik
Dec 22, 2025
6.8K445
Flutter vs React Native in 2025: An Honest Comparison
📱 Mobile
14 min read

Flutter vs React Native in 2025: An Honest Comparison

After building 30+ apps with both frameworks, here's our unbiased analysis of performance, developer experience, and when to use each.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Performance benchmarks on real devices
Developer experience comparison
FlutterReact NativeMobile+1
Hassan Raza
Hassan Raza
Dec 20, 2025
22.1K1247
Zero-Downtime Deployments: A Complete CI/CD Pipeline Guide
☁️ DevOps
16 min read

Zero-Downtime Deployments: A Complete CI/CD Pipeline Guide

Build a production-grade CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Includes blue-green and canary deployment strategies.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Setting up GitHub Actions workflows
Docker multi-stage builds
DevOpsCI/CDKubernetes+2
Bilal Ahmed
Bilal Ahmed
Dec 18, 2025
9.4K612
PostgreSQL Performance Tuning: From Slow to Lightning Fast
⚙️ Engineering
13 min read

PostgreSQL Performance Tuning: From Slow to Lightning Fast

Practical techniques to optimize PostgreSQL queries. Index strategies, query analysis, and configuration tuning for high-traffic applications.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Reading and understanding EXPLAIN ANALYZE
Index types and when to use each
PostgreSQLDatabasePerformance+1
Ayesha Khan
Ayesha Khan
Dec 16, 2025
7.6K489
Building Real-Time Features with WebSockets and Redis
⚙️ Engineering
11 min read

Building Real-Time Features with WebSockets and Redis

Create scalable real-time applications with WebSocket connections backed by Redis pub/sub. Includes chat, notifications, and live updates.

🎯 Key Takeaways
WebSocket server architecture
Redis pub/sub for horizontal scaling
WebSocketsRedisReal-time+1
Omar Farooq
Omar Farooq
Dec 14, 2025
5.9K378
The Art of Writing Clean, Maintainable Code
⚙️ Engineering
9 min read

The Art of Writing Clean, Maintainable Code

Principles and practices for code that your future self will thank you for. Naming conventions, SOLID principles, and refactoring strategies.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Meaningful naming conventions
Function design principles
Clean CodeBest PracticesRefactoring+1
Muhammad Ahmed
Muhammad Ahmed
Dec 12, 2025
11.2K734
From Idea to MVP: A Technical Founder's Playbook
🚀 Startups
20 min read

From Idea to MVP: A Technical Founder's Playbook

The complete guide to building your first product. Technology choices, architecture decisions, and avoiding common startup pitfalls.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Choosing the right tech stack
Build vs buy decisions
StartupMVPArchitecture+1
Muhammad Ahmed
Muhammad Ahmed
Dec 10, 2025
18.7K1156
Mastering TypeScript: Advanced Patterns for Large Codebases
⚙️ Engineering
14 min read

Mastering TypeScript: Advanced Patterns for Large Codebases

Level up your TypeScript skills with advanced type patterns, generics, and architectural approaches for enterprise applications.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Advanced generic patterns
Type inference techniques
TypeScriptJavaScriptPatterns+1
Fatima Khan
Fatima Khan
Dec 8, 2025
9.8K623
Designing for Accessibility: A Developer's Complete Guide
🎨 Design
11 min read

Designing for Accessibility: A Developer's Complete Guide

Make your applications usable by everyone. WCAG guidelines, screen reader compatibility, and testing methodologies explained.

🎯 Key Takeaways
WCAG 2.1 AA compliance checklist
Semantic HTML importance
AccessibilityWCAGUI/UX+1
Sara Malik
Sara Malik
Dec 6, 2025
4.5K312
Computer Vision with PyTorch: Building Production Models
🤖 AI & ML
17 min read

Computer Vision with PyTorch: Building Production Models

From data preparation to deployment, learn to build computer vision models that work in the real world. Includes transfer learning and optimization.

🎯 Key Takeaways
Data augmentation strategies
Transfer learning approaches
Computer VisionPyTorchDeep Learning+1
Ali Hassan
Ali Hassan
Dec 4, 2025
8.1K534
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