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Exactly-Once Semantics in Kafka: Promise vs. Reality

Dev.to · Aliasgar 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Exactly-Once Semantics in Kafka: Promise vs. Reality

"We're using Kafka with exactly-once semantics, so we don't have to worry about duplicates." I've...

The Difference Between Retry and Idempotency They're Not the Same

Dev.to · Aliasgar 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

The Difference Between Retry and Idempotency They're Not the Same

Let me start with the confusion that prompted this post: in a recent mentoring session, a senior...

Idempotency in Payment APIs — Not Optional, Not Later

Dev.to · Aliasgar 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Idempotency in Payment APIs — Not Optional, Not Later

There's a version of this story that plays out at almost every fintech startup I've worked with: the...

How to Design an Event-Driven Analytics Pipeline — A System Design Deep Dive

Dev.to · Aliasgar 🏗️ Systems Design & Architecture 2mo ago

How to Design an Event-Driven Analytics Pipeline — A System Design Deep Dive

Interview prep series: real problems, real trade-offs, no hand-waving. The Problem Worth...