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Essential Design Patterns in Modern C++ (With Practical Examples)

A concise guide to the most important design patterns in C++, including Singleton, Factory, Observer, Strategy, and more. See when and how to use each pattern, with idiomatic C++ code samples.

C++ OOP: Choosing Between Values, References, and Pointer Types

A practical guide to selecting between values, references, raw pointers, unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr in C++ object-oriented programming. Learn when to use each for clarity, safety, and performance.

Uber System Design: Matching, Scalability, Geohashing, and Quadtrees

A deep dive into the system design behind Uber's real-time ride-hailing platform. Learn how Uber matches riders and drivers at scale, leverages geohashing and quadtrees for location indexing, and ensures low-latency, high-availability service worldwide.

A Practical Guide to Testing with Spring Boot: Unit and Integration Examples

Learn how to write effective unit and integration tests in Spring Boot using JUnit and MockMvc. Includes best practices and real-world code samples.

A Practical Guide to Caching Strategies: Patterns, Tradeoffs, and Best Practices

Explore the most common caching strategies such as write-through, write-back, cache-aside, and more. Understand their use cases, tradeoffs, and how to choose the right approach for your system.

High-Performance Computing in C++ for Quantitative Trading

Exploring how C++ powers high-performance trading systems with low-latency data processing, memory management, and real-time execution. Includes practical code examples and performance optimization techniques.

Understanding the Raft Algorithm: Leader Election in Distributed Systems

A practical guide to the Raft consensus algorithm, focusing on how it elects leaders to maintain consistency in distributed systems. Includes step-by-step breakdowns, diagrams, and real-world applications.

Designing a Scalable Notification System: Endpoints, Architecture, and Estimations

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing a robust, scalable notification system. Learn about requirements gathering, high-level architecture, endpoint design, database choices, message queues, rate limiting, and real-world tradeoffs for supporting billions of notifications per day.