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Notes about backend systems, and architecture.

• Git Workflow and Branching Strategy

  Is your Git History a mess?

  Here's a simple workflow: 3 branches, 4 environments, clear path to production.

  February 20, 2025

• What If HTTPS Isn't Enough?

  Application-level encryption with RSA + AES-256-GCM, step by step.

  HTTPS protects the pipe, not who can read the payload. We added app-level encryption so only our client and server can see the data.

  February 20, 2025

• How to Keep Message Order in Kafka Without Killing Scalability

  Partition-level ordering, the multi-consumer trap, and two strategies that actually work.

  Kafka preserves order per partition, not per topic. Learn why message 5 can be consumed before message 1 and two strategies to keep order without losing scalability.

  February 26, 2025