React Server Components represent the most significant architectural shift in React since hooks. By moving rendering logic to the server while maintaining React’s component model, RSC fundamentally changes how we think about data fetching, bundle sizes, and application performance. Introduction React Server Components (RSC) enable developers to build applications where components render on the server… Continue reading
Tag: Performance
Azure Application Gateway: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Regional Load Balancing and WAF
While Azure Front Door excels at global load balancing, many enterprise scenarios require regional application delivery with deep integration into virtual network architectures. Azure Application Gateway fills this niche perfectly, providing Layer 7 load balancing with integrated Web Application Firewall capabilities within a single Azure region. Having architected countless regional application delivery solutions over my… Continue reading
Azure Front Door: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Global Load Balancing and CDN
In an era where milliseconds of latency can translate to millions in lost revenue, global load balancing has evolved from a nice-to-have to a critical infrastructure component. Azure Front Door represents Microsoft’s answer to the challenge of delivering applications globally with enterprise-grade security and performance. Having designed global application delivery architectures for over two decades,… Continue reading
Tips and Tricks – Implement Retry Logic for LLM API Calls
Handle rate limits and transient failures gracefully with exponential backoff.
.NET 9: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to the Modern .NET Ecosystem
After two decades of building enterprise applications on the Microsoft stack, I’ve witnessed every major evolution of .NET—from the original Framework through the tumultuous transition to Core, and now to the unified platform we have today. .NET 9, released in November 2024, represents the maturation of a platform that has finally delivered on the promise… Continue reading
Tips and Tricks – Optimize Re-renders with React.memo and useMemo
Prevent unnecessary component re-renders by memoizing components and computed values.
Tips and Tricks – Debounce Search Inputs for Better Performance
Prevent excessive API calls by debouncing user input in search fields.
Tips and Tricks – Parallelize CPU-Bound Work with ProcessPoolExecutor
Bypass the GIL and utilize all CPU cores for compute-intensive tasks.
Tips and Tricks – Freeze Collections for Thread-Safe Read Access
Use FrozenDictionary and FrozenSet for immutable, highly-optimized read-only collections.
Tips and Tricks – Leverage ArrayPool for Temporary Buffer Reuse
Rent and return arrays from a shared pool to avoid repeated allocations in buffer-heavy code.
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