Practical essays on interviews, backend systems, architecture decisions, and better learning habits.
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A practical framework for splitting services around business capabilities, ownership, and failure isolation without over-fragmenting the system.
Algoskool Originals
7 articles
A realistic weekly system for revising patterns, tracking weak spots, and keeping interview prep active even with a full-time job.
Why most engineers over-consume content, and how to convert notes into problem-solving sessions, mock tradeoffs, and retention.
Event-driven architecture solves real scaling problems, but it also adds consistency and debugging costs. Here's when not to reach for it first.
A simple interview flow for clarifying requirements, defining scale, selecting architecture, and defending tradeoffs without rambling.
A lightweight visual system for boxes, arrows, and flow annotations that makes architecture notes easier to scan and retain.
Service discovery, secrets, observability, deployment automation, and rollout safety nets, explained in a practical order.
