AI
AI gateway rate limiting: token bucket vs sliding window
Implement dual-dimensional rate limiting for AI gateways to handle TPM and RPM limits while preventing 429 errors during…
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Agent tool retry pattern with exponential backoff
Implement retry logic with exponential backoff and idempotency keys to prevent duplicate side effects in your AI agent…
AI
AI Leasing Agent Architecture: Patterns That Scale (2026)
3:17 AM API crash. Our AI leasing agent hallucinated a discount clause. Here's how to build reliable, compliant…
AI
Simple Reflex Agent in AI: A Production Guide (2026)
A 3 AM outage taught me how a simple reflex agent in AI fails in production. Learn to…
AI
Knowledge-Based Agent in AI: 2026 Production Guide
Stop AI hallucinations with a knowledge-based agent in AI. Build deterministic guardrails using structured KBs and inference engines…
AI
AI Agent Monorepo Structure: 2026 Production Guide
Polyrepo dependency hell is killing agent pipelines. The right monorepo structure eliminates drift, centralizes telemetry, and orchestrates CRM,…
Backend Dev
Distributed Locking for AI Agents (2026 Production Guide)
Race conditions corrupt multi-agent context in milliseconds. Implement distributed locking with Redis Redlock and fencing tokens to prevent…
Backend Dev
Circuit Breaker Pattern: 2026 Guide for AI Agents
Prevent retry storms from crashing your AI marketing agents. Implement the circuit breaker pattern to handle unreliable third-party…
AI
Async vs Event-Driven Python: AI Agent State Guide (2026)
5,000 AI agents stuck, Twilio bills spiking—naive async failed. See why event-driven patterns save production fleets and prevent…
Backend Dev
Idempotent Retry Logic in Go: AI CRM Calls (2026 Guide)
Duplicate CRM calls are destroying your customer data. Implement idempotent retry logic in Go with Redis-backed state, circuit…
AI
AI Calling & CRM Agents: Build Production Apps (2026)
Production AI agents fail without resilient architecture. Learn to build stable AI calling, CRM, ads, and lead gen…
System Desgin
ORM Audit Logging & Soft Deletes: A Complete Guide (2024)
Learn how to add soft‑delete columns and immutable audit logs in your ORM, keep queries fast with proper…
Backend Dev
Why Your Node.js App Is Fast Locally but Slow in Production
A senior engineer’s deep dive into performance illusions, real bottlenecks, and hard-earned lessons If you’ve shipped a Node.js…
Backend Dev
Redis Is Not a Database (Until You Treat It Like One)
Redis has an identity problem—and most teams make it worse. On paper, Redis is simple: an in-memory data…
Backend Dev
Sprite Sheets in Node.js: How Video Platforms Show Fast Hover Previews Without Loading Hundreds of Images
Modern users don’t think in milliseconds — they think in feel. If a UI feels slow, it’s broken.…
AI
How to Review AI-Written Code Like a Senior Engineer
A practical guide based on real-world experience AI writing code fast isn’t surprising anymore. That part of the…