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Aug 30, 2026 · Databases

Why OFFSET Pagination Slows You Down: Switch to Keyset and Cut Latency from Seconds to Milliseconds

The article recounts how an API that originally used OFFSET pagination suffered 2‑3 seconds response time, and after rewriting the query to Keyset (Seek) pagination—adding a secondary sort key for stability and exploring cursor pagination, index‑only OFFSET, and materialized views—the same endpoint now responds in under 200 ms, with detailed benchmark comparisons.

Cursor PaginationDatabase IndexingKeyset Pagination
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Why OFFSET Pagination Slows You Down: Switch to Keyset and Cut Latency from Seconds to Milliseconds
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Aug 27, 2026 · Backend Development

How MQ Message Reordering Triggered a Major Business Outage

A late‑night logistics alert revealed that out‑of‑order RocketMQ events caused order and shipment statuses to diverge, prompting a root‑cause analysis that uncovered a gift‑giving feature’s simultaneous event publishing and led to two mitigation strategies: delayed sending and ordered messages.

BackendDistributed SystemsJava
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How MQ Message Reordering Triggered a Major Business Outage
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Aug 26, 2026 · Information Security

SQLite Got a 9.8 CVE That Was Actually an AI‑Generated Fabrication

An in‑depth investigation reveals that a batch of high‑severity CVE entries for SQLite, including a CVSS 9.8 rating, were fabricated by AI, disproved through independent testing, and later withdrawn by MITRE, exposing flaws in the current vulnerability disclosure process.

AI‑generatedCISACVE
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SQLite Got a 9.8 CVE That Was Actually an AI‑Generated Fabrication
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Aug 25, 2026 · Operations

What a Bank IT Leader Learned in 200 Days Replacing VMware

A mid‑size bank’s IT infrastructure head recounts a 200‑day journey swapping VMware for domestic virtualization, detailing performance gaps, CPU overcommit limits, memory management, backup reliability, compliance hurdles, and the step‑by‑step migration strategy that balanced risk and cost.

ComplianceMigrationVMware
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What a Bank IT Leader Learned in 200 Days Replacing VMware
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Aug 24, 2026 · Cloud Native

Why Docker Dominates Cloud Computing by Reusing Decades‑Old Technologies

Docker’s success stems from stitching together decades‑old OS primitives—chroot, Linux namespaces, layered tar filesystems, SLIRP, and QEMU—so developers can keep their existing workflows unchanged, allowing containers to become the de‑facto operating system of the cloud era.

Cloud NativeDockercontainers
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Why Docker Dominates Cloud Computing by Reusing Decades‑Old Technologies
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Aug 23, 2026 · R&D Management

Why a “Big Mud Ball” Can Be a Good Architecture – Insights from a Former Google/AWS Architect

In this interview, former Google and AWS senior architect Gregor Hohpe explains that architects should amplify their teams rather than be the smartest, emphasizes risk reduction as the core value, advocates simplicity, visual thinking with paper and pen, warns against over‑reliance on AI, and shows how even a “big mud ball” can be a pragmatic architectural choice.

AI pitfallsSoftware ArchitectureVisualization
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Why a “Big Mud Ball” Can Be a Good Architecture – Insights from a Former Google/AWS Architect
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Aug 20, 2026 · Backend Development

Why Did the 4‑Year Rust Rewrite of curl, 95% Complete, Suddenly Get Abandoned?

The article examines curl's long‑standing C implementation, its memory‑safety vulnerabilities, a four‑year effort to replace the libcurl backend with Rust's Hyper that reached 95% completion, and the decision to drop it because maintenance costs, a fragile C‑Rust glue layer, scarce expertise, and mismatched user demand outweighed the benefits.

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Why Did the 4‑Year Rust Rewrite of curl, 95% Complete, Suddenly Get Abandoned?
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Aug 17, 2026 · Operations

Don’t Change Linux Page Size to 2 MB: How the “Huge Page” Trick Can Crash Your Service

The article explains that replacing Linux’s default 4 KB pages with 2 MB huge pages may reduce TLB misses but often degrades performance for typical micro‑service workloads, causing memory bloat, cache conflicts, and latency spikes, and demonstrates the issue with benchmark code and a step‑by‑step rollback guide.

HugePagesLinuxMemoryManagement
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Don’t Change Linux Page Size to 2 MB: How the “Huge Page” Trick Can Crash Your Service
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Aug 16, 2026 · Industry Insights

Uber’s First CTO on the Hardest Engineering Battle: Crashing Systems, 5‑Month China Launch, App Rewrite

In a candid interview, Uber’s first CTO Thuan Pham recounts his refugee origins, the early days when the platform crashed weekly, the forced shift from a monolith to micro‑services, the frantic five‑month rollout in China, the Helix mobile‑app rewrite, and the leadership lessons he drew from scaling a global ride‑hailing service.

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Uber’s First CTO on the Hardest Engineering Battle: Crashing Systems, 5‑Month China Launch, App Rewrite