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Feb 1, 2026 · Backend Development

Rewriting a Python API Gateway in Go: 10× Speedup and a Career Nightmare

The article recounts a developer’s successful rewrite of a Python/Flask API gateway in Go that delivered ten‑fold throughput, one‑third memory usage, and seconds‑level deployment, but caused no user‑visible latency gain, created a single point of failure, and sparked a broader discussion on technical decisions, business value, and team bus factor.

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Rewriting a Python API Gateway in Go: 10× Speedup and a Career Nightmare

IT Services Circle

Apr 5, 2022 · R&D Management

Succession Planning for Open‑Source Projects: Legal, Community, and Maintenance Perspectives

The article examines how open‑source projects cope when founders die or disappear, discussing copyright inheritance, contributor licence agreements, community governance models, the "bus factor" risk, and practical solutions such as designated successors on platforms like GitHub and GitLab.

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Succession Planning for Open‑Source Projects: Legal, Community, and Maintenance Perspectives

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Nov 29, 2021 · Backend Development

Why PHP’s Bus Factor Is Only 2 and What the New PHP Foundation Means

The article explains how PHP’s alarmingly low bus factor of two sparked the creation of the PHP Foundation, detailing the key contributors, the backing companies, funding goals, and how the foundation aims to raise the bus factor and sustain core development.

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Why PHP’s Bus Factor Is Only 2 and What the New PHP Foundation Means