Tagged “distributed-systems”

architecture distributed-systems async

04 Mar 2026

Async Does Not Mean Scalable

async/await frees threads but doesn't reduce work. Message queues move the bottleneck, they don't remove it. Here's what actually limits throughput in .NET systems.

sagas distributed-systems long-running-workflows microservices orchestration choreography

14 Apr 2026

When Business Processes Outlive Your Request

A practical guide to designing long-running business processes with the Saga pattern - covering orchestration vs choreography, compensating transactions, timeouts, and observability.

eventual-consistency cap-theorem distributed-systems data-consistency

20 Aug 2026

Eventual Consistency Explained

Your data disagreeing with itself isn't a bug - it's a trade-off. What eventual consistency actually guarantees, where you're already relying on it, and how to design for it instead of getting bitten by it.