GRIT Protocol Enables Distributed Transactions across Multi-Database Microservices
At the IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE) 2019, eBay engineers presented a paper introducing a protocol for distributed ACID transactions using multiple databases, GRIT. Support for multiple databases is key to enabling GRIT’s use across microservices, which are usually implemented in different languages and may use multiple underlying databases.
How DoorDash Rearchitected its Cache to Improve Scalability and Performance
DoorDash rearchitected the heterogeneous caching system they were using across all of their microservices and created a common, multi-layered cache providing a generic mechanism and solving a number of issues coming from the adoption of a fragmented cache.
How Docs-as-Code Helped Pinterest Improve Documentation Quality
Over the past few years, Pinterest engineers have been working to adopt Docs-as-Code across the organization. By using the same tools and processes for both code and documentation, they’ve improved overall documentation quality and team satisfaction. The shift also helped transform Pinterest’s documentation culture, fostering collaboration, improving quality control, discoverability, and more.
Rust Rewrite Enables Cloudflare to Boost CDN Performance and Enhance Security
By adopting Rust for one of its core subsystems, Cloudflare succeeded in reducing response time by 10 ms and boosting performance by 25%. Additionally, the company emphasized that Rust made their system more secure and reduced development time.