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Optimizing Web Performance with WebAssembly and Rust: Lessons from 6 Months in Production

By admin July 14, 2026

Six months of experience deploying Rust and WebAssembly in production. A guide on performance optimization, detailed setup, and pitfalls to avoid when integrating with JavaScript.

MySQL

MySQL, Spring Boot & HikariCP: Transaction and Connection Management Secrets to Prevent 2 AM Crashes

By admin July 11, 2026

Master MySQL and Spring Boot with this practical HikariCP optimization guide. Reduce database CPU load and eliminate Connection Timeout errors in large systems.

Linux

Linux Filesystem Comparison: ext4, XFS, Btrfs, and F2FS — Choosing the Right One for Each Server Scenario

By admin July 10, 2026

A detailed comparison of four popular Linux filesystems — ext4, XFS, Btrfs, and F2FS — covering performance, key features, and real-world use cases. A practical guide to choosing the right filesystem for each server type: database, storage, general purpose, and flash storage devices.

Database

Dragonfly: A Redis Alternative for Systems with Millions of Requests

By admin July 5, 2026

Is single-threaded Redis slowing down your system? Discover Dragonfly - a multi-threaded in-memory database fully compatible with Redis but 25x faster.

Development

Getting Started with Solid.js: The Blazing Fast JS Framework Without Virtual DOM

By admin July 5, 2026

Don't let Virtual DOM slow down your apps. A complete Solid.js guide: From installation to real-world performance optimization for professional developers.

Monitoring

PHP-FPM Performance Monitoring with Prometheus: Tracking Active Processes, Idle Workers, and Slow Requests to Optimize Your Web Server

By admin July 1, 2026

A guide to setting up PHP-FPM monitoring with Prometheus: enable the status page, install php-fpm_exporter, configure scraping, and build a Grafana dashboard to track active processes, idle workers, and slow requests. Detect bottlenecks before users ever feel them.

MySQL

Optimizing MySQL Storage: Choosing the Right Data Types to Speed Up I/O and Save RAM

By admin June 26, 2026

Choosing the wrong MySQL data types causes unnecessarily bloated databases, high I/O, and wasted RAM. This article shares real-world experience from a 50GB production database: how to choose correctly between INT/BIGINT, VARCHAR/TEXT, ENUM, and TIMESTAMP to optimize performance right from schema design.

Python

Accelerating Microservices: Why I Switched from REST to gRPC with Python

By admin June 21, 2026

gRPC helps reduce payload by 60% and optimizes Microservices latency compared to REST API. This article shares a practical guide with Python and hard-earned lessons from 6 months of production deployment.

Development

Virtual Threads in Java 21: Handling Millions of Concurrent Requests with Low Resource Usage

By admin June 15, 2026

Compare Platform Threads, Reactive Programming, and Virtual Threads (Project Loom) in Java 21. A hands-on implementation guide with Spring Boot 3.2 covering pinning pitfalls and I/O-bound optimization to handle millions of concurrent requests with minimal resources.

Development

Web Workers: The Secret to Handling Heavy Tasks Without Freezing the UI

By admin June 7, 2026

Is your website lagging when processing large datasets? Discover how to use Web Workers to move heavy tasks to the background, keeping the Main Thread smooth and optimizing the user experience.