Vladi Stevanovic

Dev Onboarding

[Part 3] Developer onboarding: building smart habits

When a new person joins your team, everything comes at them all at once: new projects, processes, tools, technologies, and codebase. In this blog post series we talk about the best strategies that can transform a potentially overwhelming transition into a seamless and productive journey. (1) Improving your developer onboarding

Dev Onboarding

[Part 2] Developer onboarding: best practices

In the initial stages of a developer's journey, laying the groundwork is paramount. This article goes over the must-have types of documentation for a successful onboarding.

Dev Onboarding

[Part 1] Improving your developer onboarding

Onboarding a new developer can be the catalyst for a developer's success or the precursor to their departure. In this article we discuss the best practices for an effective and successful onboarding.

Backend Design

[Part 3] Software design 101

Software Design defines the Software Architecture, providing a high level structure of the entire software system. This article goes into the nitty gritty details.

Backend Design

[Part 2] System design 101

System Design is the process of defining the System Architecture and how it will be implemented. This article goes into the nitty gritty details.

Backend Design

[Part 1] System design and software design in distributed systems

System design and software design are often used interchangeably. This blog post shares how we define them and use them in the context of debugging distributed systems.

Distributed Systems

[Part 6] Six modern software architecture styles: P2P

Sixth instalment in the "Six modern software architecture styles" blog post series. In short: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité for all the peers!

Distributed Systems

[Part 5] Six modern software architecture styles: Edge computing

Fifth instalment in the "Six modern software architecture styles" blog post series. In short: Bring computation and data storage closer to the end user.

Distributed Systems

[Part 4] Six modern software architecture styles: Serverless

Fourth instalment in the "Six modern software architecture styles" blog post series. In short: Build and run services without having to manage the underlying infrastructure.

Distributed Systems

[Part 3] Six modern software architecture styles: Event-Driven

Third instalment in the "Six modern software architecture styles" blog post series. In short: Your components or services communicate through events.

Distributed Systems

[Part 2] Six modern software architecture styles: Microservices

Second instalment in the "Six modern software architecture styles" blog post series. In short: partition your problem into multiple, independent chunks that are scaled independently.

Distributed Systems

[Part 1] Six modern software architecture styles: Monolithic

Leveraging tried-and-tested solutions saves time, ensures reliability, and helps avoid common pitfalls. We look at six common architectural styles used in distributed systems and talk about how to choose the best one for your use case.