Vahid Dejwakh
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Introducing the Fjord Framework
Many of you know that my team and I have been working hard for the last couple months on a new open source framework to enable client-side streaming from Kafka. I’m excited to announce that it’s ready!
Aug 30, 2021
1 min read
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System Design
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Docker and the Rise of Microservices
As an application attracts more users, the ability to scale becomes paramount. The solution often is to decouple your application and turn your monolithic codebase into multiple microservices. Why is Docker a key component in this new architecture, and what does this all even mean?
Jun 13, 2021
8 min read
Software Engineering
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System Design
How the Internet Works, Part III - Reliability and Security
In Part II, we learned how an HTTP request travels across the Internet to the correct destination server, through several layers, and returns with a response. But how does this happen reliably and securely, without becoming corrupted or being intercepted by a malicious hacker?
Dec 24, 2020
18 min read
Software Engineering
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Networking
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How the Internet Works, Part II - Layers
What exactly happens when you enter a URL in your browser? How does your browser know what content to display? To answer this question, we need to understand how the various layers of the Internet work.
Dec 21, 2020
12 min read
Software Engineering
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Networking
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How the Internet Works, Part I - The Internet Infrastructure
ISPs, routers, gateways, LANs, HTTP, the cloud, the web… the Internet is so complex that we could spend days, months, and even years studying this stuff, and we still wouldn’t be done.
Dec 15, 2020
18 min read
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