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Designing Resilient Spring Boot Services

A practical look at service boundaries, validation, failure handling, and observability, covering everyday decisions that make Spring Boot services easier to maintain and operate.

Spring Boot Java Resilience

Software EngineeringUpdated Aug 2, 2026

Redis Caching Without Surprises

Notes on cache-aside, expiration, hot keys, and invalidation, with practical considerations for keeping cached data useful as the underlying data changes.

Redis Caching Architecture

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Shipping a Feature Across Next.js and Spring Boot

A practical walkthrough of taking a feature from Next.js UI states to a Spring Boot API, validation, persistence, and deployment in small working steps.

Spring-Boot TypeScript

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 15, 2026

A Calm Docker Compose Setup for Local Development

Organizing application services, health checks, environment variables, and local MySQL and Redis dependencies into a repeatable Docker Compose setup without unnecessary complexity.

Docker MySQL Redis

Software EngineeringUpdated Jul 6, 2026

API Contracts That Age Well

Notes on predictable resource models, validation errors, pagination, and compatibility, with practical ways to evolve a backend API without breaking existing clients.

REST API Validation Compatibility