Stop Guessing Connection Pool Size: Fix DB Bottlenecks
Learn why oversized database connection pools ruin performance, and how to calculate the optimal pool size for high-throughput microservices.
Architecture
#performance
← The IndexStop Cache Stampede: Protect Your DB from Thundering Herd
Learn how to prevent cache stampedes and the thundering herd problem using mutex locks, stale-while-revalidate, and XFetch to safeguard your database.
Backend
Stop Offset Pagination: Switch to Cursor Pagination
Learn why OFFSET pagination causes slow database queries and data drift, and how to implement fast, scalable cursor-based pagination in your REST APIs.
API Design
Stop Querying DB in Loops: Fix the N+1 Query Disaster
Learn how N+1 queries ruin database performance and how to solve them effectively using JOINs, prefetching, and DataLoader in TypeScript and SQL.
Backend
Stop Using UUIDv4 as Primary Keys: Switch to UUIDv7
UUIDv4 primary keys cause B-Tree index fragmentation and kill database write performance. Discover why time-sorted UUIDv7 and ULID are better solutions.
Architecture
Stop Querying in Loops: Fixing N+1 Issues with DataLoader
Discover how the N+1 query problem silently kills your application's performance and learn how to solve it permanently using DataLoader for efficient batching.
Database
Stop Using OFFSET: Faster Pagination with Cursors
Learn why OFFSET pagination hurts database performance at scale, and how cursor pagination speeds up your queries with practical code examples.
Backend
Stop Polling: Build Real-Time Apps with Server-Sent Events
Need real-time updates for your web app? Skip the complexity of WebSockets and the inefficiency of polling. Discover the power of Server-Sent Events (SSE).
JavaScript