Event Sourcing flips traditional database design on its head. Instead of storing current state, you store the events that led to that state. It’s not for every project, but when it fits, it’s powerful. The Concept In a typical system, you update records in place. An order goes from “pending” to “shipped” by updating a […]
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CQRS Pattern Explained: Separating Reads from Writes
CQRS—Command Query Responsibility Segregation—sounds intimidating, but the core idea is simple. Separate your read operations from your write operations. Here’s why you’d want to do that and how to get started. The Problem In traditional CRUD applications, the same model handles both reads and writes. This works fine until: Your read queries need different data […]
Read more →Introduction to Event-Driven Architecture
I’ve spent the last year migrating systems from request-response to event-driven patterns. The shift in thinking is significant, but the benefits are real. Here’s my introduction to event-driven architecture (EDA) and why you should care. What is Event-Driven Architecture? Instead of services directly calling each other (request-response), they communicate through events. When something happens, a […]
Read more →Tips and Tricks – Apply Strangler Fig Pattern for Legacy Migration
Gradually replace legacy systems by routing traffic to new implementations incrementally.
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