Tag: distributed-systems
All the articles with the tag "distributed-systems".
Webhooks: How External Systems Talk Back to Yours — Securely
Published: at 10:00 AM (7 min read)Webhooks are the mechanism that keeps your system's state consistent with a provider's — even when the synchronous flow fails. Here's how they work, how to secure them, and how to handle at-least-once delivery correctly.
Idempotency in Distributed Systems: 5 Patterns Every Backend Engineer Should Know
Published: at 08:00 AM (7 min read)Silent duplicates are the hardest bugs in distributed systems. This article breaks down five idempotency patterns — from optimistic locking to the transactional outbox — with practical Rails examples.