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Practical notes on PHP and Laravel, Go, databases, queues, caching, microservices and DevOps — from real experience running production systems.
How to build a flexible, secure, and high-performance filtering, sorting, and pagination system in a Laravel REST API with PostgreSQL: architecture, code, indexes, and tests.
A comprehensive guide to horizontal scaling of Go microservices in Kubernetes: HPA, custom metrics via Prometheus Adapter, KEDA, resource management, and common production pitfalls.
A step-by-step guide to creating a reproducible environment for PHP projects using Docker and CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions: Dockerfile, Docker Compose, caching, secrets, and image versioning.
How to properly combine MySQL and Elasticsearch in a hybrid architecture: synchronization via Debezium, schema mapping, handling eventual consistency, and query patterns for high-load systems.
A complete guide to testing Go microservices: unit tests, mocks with mockery, integration tests with testcontainers-go, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and common anti-patterns to avoid.
A practical guide to building a data pipeline with Go, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch: CDC, logical replication, batch indexing, delivery guarantees, and Kubernetes deployment.