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Integration Strategies for Microservices: Choreography and Orchestration
What starlings can teach us about decentralized workflows — exploring how choreography and orchestration shape communication and coordination in…
Apr 8
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Alex Kaserbacher
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How Organizational Distance Shapes Component Integration
How to select integration strategies by assessing physical, cultural, and temporal proximity between teams.
Apr 1
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Alex Kaserbacher
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March 2025
Four Book Recommendations
I have been writing this newsletter since September last year, but I’ve never shared books I like, which heavily inspire articles here.
Mar 18
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Assessing Component Autonomy: Strengthen Your Software’s Adaptability
Evaluate and enhance the autonomy of your software components.
Mar 11
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Assessing Component Autonomy: Strengthen Your Software’s Adaptability
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February 2025
Build Adaptable and Resilient Software Systems by Unlocking Component Autonomy
A practical guide to decoupling, scaling, and self-governance strategies that empower independent components for adaptable, reliable, and evolvable…
Feb 25
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Build Adaptable and Resilient Software Systems by Unlocking Component Autonomy
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Network Communication And Leaky Abstractions
Synchronous communication in distributed systems is a leaky abstraction. Discover how asynchronous messaging builds resilient systems that decouple…
Feb 18
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Alex Kaserbacher
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January 2025
Designing Effective Cross-Team Dynamics For Platform Teams
Discover how to transform platform teams from bottlenecks into powerful enablers.
Jan 26
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Designing Effective Cross-Team Dynamics For Platform Teams
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The Power of Team APIs: Streamlining Cross-Team Interactions
Software modules communicate with each other.
Jan 7
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Alex Kaserbacher
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The Power of Team APIs: Streamlining Cross-Team Interactions
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December 2024
Beyond Bottlenecks: Strategies to Reduce Contention in High-Load Systems
Struggling with slowdowns under load? How to tackle contention, reduce bottlenecks, and keep your applications running smoothly.
Dec 17, 2024
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Beyond Bottlenecks: Strategies to Reduce Contention in High-Load Systems
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Beyond Linear Scaling: How Software Systems Behave Under Load
Why adding more resources doesn't always increase throughput and how concurrency, contention, and coherency impact it.
Dec 10, 2024
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Beyond Linear Scaling: How Software Systems Behave Under Load
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Reactive Systems: Designing Systems for Multi-Dimensional Change
How to design socio-technical systems that adapt to changes in multiple dimensions, like functionality or technology.
Dec 3, 2024
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Alex Kaserbacher
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Reactive Systems: Designing Systems for Multi-Dimensional Change
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November 2024
Beyond the Numbers: When Measures Become Misguided Targets
Discover how misused metrics can lead to unintended consequences in software development, as explained by Goodhart's Law, and how to avoid these…
Nov 26, 2024
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