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Why sharing databases between microservices remains the industry’s most tempting sin, and what actually happens when teams ignore the golden rule
How API-first principles backfire when developers forget who actually uses their interfaces
Why document quality detection, not vector embeddings, is the make-or-break factor for enterprise RAG systems processing 10K-50K+ documents
Exploring the controversial debate between replacing vs. patching infrastructure in DevOps, and why immutable architecture might be killing traditional maintenance
Why embracing failure isn’t just damage control, it’s the foundation of modern distributed architecture
Why composition over inheritance dogma fails in real payment systems, and how to blend both approaches for practical software design.
Cutting through the buzzword fog to reveal why these patterns are more similar than different and how semantic diffusion corrupts good ideas.
Why semver’s clean rules break down against messy reality, creating emotional version numbers that don’t reflect actual effort
Developer confessions from microservices back to monolith. The journey from distributed complexity to strategic simplicity
Why chasing architectural simplicity requires more engineering discipline than building complex distributed systems
Instacart’s move to PostgreSQL for search infrastructure reveals uncomfortable truths about search engine complexity versus relational database maturity.
