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)
Log Aggregation — Centralize, Search
A practical guide to log aggregation: structured logging, shipping strategies, retention policies,...
Metrics and Dashboards
A practical guide to metrics and dashboards: instrumenting applications, choosing metric types,...
API Rate Limiting — Design Fair and Useful Throttling
A practical guide to API rate limiting: token bucket, leaky bucket, sliding window algorithms,...
Capacity Planning — Forecast, Scale
A practical guide to capacity planning for cloud and on-premise infrastructure: demand forecasting,...
Disaster Recovery: RTO, RPO, and Resilient Recovery Runbooks
A practical guide to disaster recovery planning: defining RTO and RPO, backup strategies,...
CQRS — Command Query Responsibility Segregation
A complete guide to CQRS: separate read and write models to optimize performance, scalability, and...
Event Sourcing — State as a Sequence of Events
A detailed analysis into Event Sourcing: persist state changes as events, reconstruct aggregates...
Hexagonal Architecture — Ports, Adapters, and Testability
A complete guide to Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters): structure applications so domain...
Modular Monolith — A Pragmatic Architecture
A practical guide to Modular Monoliths: combine the simplicity of monoliths with the modularity of...
ACID vs BASE — Consistency Models Explained
A practical guide comparing ACID and BASE consistency models: when to choose strong consistency,...
Database Normalization — 1NF to 5NF Explained
A visual guide to database normalization: learn 1NF through 5NF with practical examples, when to...
Database Replication — Master-Slave, Multi-Master
A practical guide to database replication strategies: master-slave, multi-master, synchronous vs...
SQL Joins — Visual Guide with Examples
A visual guide to SQL joins: INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS, and SELF joins with practical...
AWS Basics — Core Services for Developers
A practical guide to AWS core services for developers: compute, storage, databases, networking, and...
Azure Basics — Core Services for Developers
A practical guide to Microsoft Azure core services for developers: compute, storage, databases,...
GCP Basics: Core Services for Developers
A practical guide to Google Cloud Platform core services for developers: compute, storage,...
Kubernetes Advanced — Beyond the Basics
An advanced guide to Kubernetes: operators, custom resources, admission controllers, multi-cluster...
WCAG 2.2 Accessibility: A Developer Guide
A practical guide to WCAG 2.2 compliance: perceivable, operable, understandable, and reliable...
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) — Complete Guide
A thorough guide to building Progressive Web Apps: service workers, offline support, Web App...
Web Components — Custom Elements, Shadow DOM & Templates
A practical guide to Web Components: creating reusable custom elements, encapsulating styles with...
GDPR Compliance — A Practical Guide for Developers
A developer-focused guide to GDPR compliance: data subject rights, lawful basis, data minimization,...
SOC 2 Compliance — Basics for Engineering Teams
A practical guide to SOC 2 Type II for developers: Trust Service Criteria, evidence collection, and...
Cryptography Basics — Encryption, Hashing, and Signing
A developer's guide to cryptography: symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, digital...
OWASP Top 10: Explained with Mitigations
A developer-focused guide to the OWASP Top 10 security risks: how each vulnerability works,...