Articles tagged: architecture

Why BlueRobin moved from standard UUIDs to NanoIDs for primary keys: URL aesthetics, database considerations, and a custom alphabet implementation.

Caching is easy; invalidation is hard. Move beyond simple TTL (Time To Live) and learn how to implement precise, event-driven cache busting using Redis and NATS.

Separating reads from writes doesn't have to be complicated. Learn how to implement a practical CQRS architecture using FastEndpoints for the API and MediatR for clean command handling.

How we use Model Context Protocol to create a closed-loop design system where agents verify implementation against Figma specs automatically.

A comprehensive guide to using Mermaid.js for creating architecture diagrams, flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more in your technical documentation.

A complete walkthrough from Event Storming to Code: Defining Aggregates, writing Entities, and exposing them via APIs. Seeing the big picture in .NET.

A comprehensive guide to configuring a modern Glassmorphism design system using Tailwind CSS v4, focusing on backdrop filters, noise textures, and maintaining accessibility.

How to safely migrate from a monolithic ASP.NET MVC app to modern microservices using the Strangler Fig Pattern and YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy).

Why we abandoned the cloud for bare metal. A deep dive into the cost savings, performance gains of 10GbE, and total data sovereignty of running BlueRobin on-premise.

Achieve 100% reliable messaging by atomically committing state changes and events. A deep dive into the Outbox Pattern with EF Core and NATS utilizing background relay workers.

Exploring the highs of global distribution and the lows of execution limits. A candid look at when to embrace Cloudflare Workers and when to stick with containers.

Implementing 'Never Trust, Always Verify' in Kubernetes using Linkerd for mTLS, OIDC for user identity propagation, and Workload Identity for secure service communication.

Ditch bloated controllers. Build high-performance, maintainable APIs using the Request-Endpoint-Response (REPR) pattern with FastEndpoints.

Bridging the gap between design and development by using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate UI generation from Figma to Blazor.

Deep dive into NATS consumer configurations. Learn how to implement Load Balanced Work Queues for scaling background jobs and Fan-Out patterns for event-driven systems.

Decouple your domain logic from EF Core. Learn how to implement Repositories for DDD Aggregates with strict interface separation.

Master domain events in C# to build reactive systems with loose coupling, eventual consistency, and clean separation of concerns.

Learn how to design aggregates that enforce business invariants, manage consistency boundaries, and encapsulate complex domain logic in your C# applications.

Visual architecture overview of the BlueRobin Telegram integration, showing the complete flow from mobile app to backend services, authentication, and notification pipelines.

Stop creating invalid objects. Learn how to use static factory methods and private constructors to ensure DDD entities are always in a valid state.

Implementation of the Shared Kernel pattern: A crucial library containing the base building blocks (Entity, AggregateRoot, ValueObject) for Domain-Driven Design.