Golang is an awesome language for web development, but one annoying thing that I hear lots of people complain about is recompiling. Especially when using Docker it can be particularly frustrating. Here and there I hear about different ways of Read more…
Adding WebSockets to an application opens up a whole new set of opportunities. The only problem with WebSockets in most languages, for example Golang, is they’re not quite as simple to integrate into your application so people would like. This Read more…
GKE is an awesome service provided by Google which allows you to easily setup a fully managed Kubernetes cluster. The one downside is that the price structure can be fairly confusing and you can spend lots of money without knowing Read more…
If building secure, small Docker images are important to you then you should be using multistage builds. Depending on the language you’re using you can make images with almost zero dependencies! The way to think of a multi-stage Dockerfile is Read more…
Message brokering is an important part of most modern applications and picking the right software has consequences for the flexibility and features of your application. I will be breaking down the differences between Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ and when they Read more…
Service to service communication is key to any microservice or externally exposed service. It is common to use JSON when you’re communicating with other services. However, there is a newer, faster, more efficient solution open sourced out of Google, and Read more…
An essential part of every application is search, the ability to find items via a search bar. There are many ways to do it, I’ve seen it done client side using a loop, or done via full-text indexing in Postgres Read more…
The phrase “event-driven architecture” has many meanings, and different people have different ideas of what it means to them. That being said there are four well-established architectures that help shape most event-driven architectures. The most common oneis the event notification Read more…
JSON has long been the standard for API communication and the term “RESTful API” is thrown around everywhere. gRPC is the next iteration of service to service communication, it is superior in almost every way, from built-in code generation to Read more…
Frameworks vs. libraries, it’s a debate which I’ve seen since I started programming. Some developers are set on frameworks while others swear by using libraries to make custom web apps. But, which group is right? The point of this post Read more…