Mathias Paulenko
Software Engineer & Founder of StackPractices
Mathias Paulenko
Software Engineer
Software engineer with 12+ years of experience building production systems across Python, JavaScript, React, and DevOps. I have contributed to enterprise projects spanning CI/CD pipelines, API design, cloud infrastructure, and full-stack development.
StackPractices is my personal project, born from a simple belief: great documentation should be copy-paste ready. Every recipe, pattern, and guide on this site is designed to save you time and help you ship faster.
Published Works (1032)
Distribute Background Tasks with Python Celery and Redis
Set up Celery with Redis broker for distributed task processing including task chaining, groups, chords, retry strategies, scheduled tasks...
Configure Dead-Letter Queues in RabbitMQ for Failed Messages
Set up dead-letter queues and exchanges in RabbitMQ with TTL expiry, max length limits, rejection-based routing, and retry patterns for...
Build a RabbitMQ Consumer with Python and Pika
Create a RabbitMQ consumer and producer in Python using pika with durable queues, work dispatching, acknowledgments, dead-letter exchanges,...
Implement Redis Pub/Sub Messaging in Python
Build real-time pub/sub messaging with Redis and Python including pattern subscriptions, message serialization, connection pooling, and...
Reduce AWS Lambda Cold Start with Provisioned Concurrency
Minimize Lambda cold start latency using provisioned concurrency, ARM64 Graviton, lighter dependencies, and initialization code...
Package Python Dependencies for AWS Lambda with Layers
Package Python dependencies for AWS Lambda using Lambda Layers, Docker builds for native extensions, and SAM/Serverless Framework...
Build HTTP-Triggered Azure Functions with Python
Create HTTP-triggered Azure Functions in Python with binding configuration, async handlers, dependency injection, and deployment via Azure...
Deploy HTTP Cloud Functions on Google Cloud with Node.js
Create and deploy HTTP-triggered Cloud Functions on Google Cloud with Node.js, Express integration, secrets management, and gcloud CLI...
Secure API Gateway with Custom Lambda Authorizers
Implement custom Lambda authorizers for API Gateway with JWT validation, IAM policy generation, and caching for token-based authentication...
Design a DynamoDB Single-Table Schema for Serverless Apps
Design a DynamoDB single-table schema with composite keys, GSI patterns, and access patterns for serverless applications using Python and...
Event-Driven Lambda with SQS Triggers and Batch Processing
Process SQS messages with Lambda using batch windows, partial batch responses, error handling, and dead-letter queues for resilient...
Orchestrate Serverless Workflows with AWS Step Functions
Build state machine workflows with AWS Step Functions using sequential, parallel, and map states for orchestrating Lambda functions and...
Agent Tool Selection Pattern
Dynamically select which tools an LLM agent can use based on the task context. Reduce token usage and improve decision quality by narrowing...
Embedding Cache Pattern
Cache LLM embeddings to reduce API calls and cost. Store embeddings with a content hash key and serve from cache on repeated inputs.
Human-in-the-Loop Pattern
Pause LLM agent execution for human approval before high-impact actions. Route decisions to a reviewer when confidence is low or stakes are...
LLM Fallback Pattern
Fall back to alternative LLM providers or models when the primary fails. Handle rate limits, timeouts, and errors gracefully with a...
LLM Guardrails Pattern
Validate LLM inputs and outputs with rules, classifiers, and content filters. Prevent prompt injection, toxic content, and data leakage...
LLM Router Pattern
Route queries to different LLM models based on complexity, cost, and latency requirements. Classify input before dispatching to the right...
Prompt Chaining Pattern
Chain multiple LLM calls where each step's output feeds the next step's input. Break complex tasks into smaller, verifiable prompts for...
RAG Hybrid Search Pattern
Combine keyword (BM25) and semantic (vector) search to improve retrieval accuracy in RAG pipelines. Fuse ranked results using reciprocal...
Blue-Green Deployment Pattern
Run two identical environments and switch traffic between them. Deploy to the idle environment, test it, then flip the router for instant...
Cache Invalidation Pattern
Strategies for keeping cached data fresh: TTL expiration, explicit invalidation, write-through, and event-driven cache eviction.
Cache Stampede Prevention Pattern
Prevent thundering herd cache misses with locks, single-flight, and early refresh strategies to protect the database from concurrent...
Canary Release Pattern
Route a small percentage of traffic to the new version while the rest stays on stable. Monitor health metrics and gradually increase or...