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Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Feb 12, 2026 · Backend Development

Boost Web Performance 5× with Nginx Static‑Dynamic Separation Architecture

This article explains how separating static and dynamic traffic with Nginx, configuring precise location rules, cache headers, and kernel optimizations can increase throughput by three to five times in high‑concurrency web architectures while reducing backend load and improving maintainability.

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Boost Web Performance 5× with Nginx Static‑Dynamic Separation Architecture

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Feb 11, 2026 · Information Security

Mastering Single Sign-On: Cookie, Token, and CAS Approaches Explained

This article explains three core Single Sign-On architectures—same‑domain cookie/session, distributed token‑based (JWT/OAuth2), and Central Authentication Service—detailing their workflows, advantages, drawbacks, and ideal use cases, helping architects choose the right SSO solution for web, mobile, and micro‑service environments.

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Mastering Single Sign-On: Cookie, Token, and CAS Approaches Explained

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Feb 10, 2026 · Backend Development

Choosing the Right High‑Concurrency I/O Model: BIO, NIO or AIO

The article explains the three major high‑concurrency I/O models—Blocking I/O, Non‑blocking I/O, and Asynchronous I/O—detailing their principles, advantages, drawbacks, and provides practical guidance on selecting the appropriate model based on workload characteristics and team constraints.

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Choosing the Right High‑Concurrency I/O Model: BIO, NIO or AIO

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Feb 9, 2026 · Cloud Native

Understanding Kubernetes Load Balancing: Internal and External Strategies

This article explains how Kubernetes implements load balancing both inside the cluster through Services and kube-proxy, and outside the cluster via Ingress controllers or cloud provider load balancers, covering common algorithms such as round‑robin, least connections, consistent hashing, and weighted strategies.

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Understanding Kubernetes Load Balancing: Internal and External Strategies

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Feb 2, 2026 · Backend Development

Preventing Cache Breakdown in High‑Concurrency Systems

This article explains what cache breakdown is in high‑traffic scenarios, why it can overload databases, and presents practical solutions such as pre‑warming hot data, scheduled cache refreshes, and multi‑level caching with code examples in Java and Redis.

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Preventing Cache Breakdown in High‑Concurrency Systems

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Jan 30, 2026 · Databases

Master‑Slave MySQL Replication: Architecture, Principles, and Step‑by‑Step Setup

This article explains MySQL master‑slave replication, covering its purpose, common topology patterns, the data flow from binlog to relay log, and a detailed step‑by‑step process for configuring asynchronous replication in production environments.

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Master‑Slave MySQL Replication: Architecture, Principles, and Step‑by‑Step Setup

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Jan 28, 2026 · Backend Development

Boost Web Performance: Master Nginx Static‑Dynamic Separation

This article explains how Nginx can separate static assets from dynamic requests using location rules and reverse‑proxying, provides a complete configuration example, and details the performance gains from zero‑copy file serving, gzip compression, caching headers, and CDN integration.

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Boost Web Performance: Master Nginx Static‑Dynamic Separation

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Jan 25, 2026 · Cloud Native

Docker vs Kubernetes: Core Differences Every Architect Should Know

This article explains how Docker focuses on packaging and running containers while Kubernetes handles cluster-wide orchestration, detailing control granularity, scope, typical use cases, and the complementary roles they play in modern cloud‑native architectures.

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Docker vs Kubernetes: Core Differences Every Architect Should Know

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Jan 22, 2026 · Cloud Native

Mastering Kubernetes: Complete Architecture, Principles, and Components Explained

This article provides a comprehensive technical overview of Kubernetes, covering its core problems, master‑worker architecture, essential components such as API server, etcd, scheduler, controller manager, kubelet, kube-proxy, container runtimes, and a step‑by‑step deployment workflow, illustrated with diagrams.

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Mastering Kubernetes: Complete Architecture, Principles, and Components Explained

Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Jan 19, 2026 · Operations

How to Pinpoint CPU‑Hogging Processes in Under 2 Minutes

When a production server suddenly hits 100% CPU, this guide shows a systematic two‑minute workflow—using top, thread inspection, hexadecimal conversion, and jstack—to quickly identify the offending process or Java thread and restore service stability.

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How to Pinpoint CPU‑Hogging Processes in Under 2 Minutes