StackPractices

Mathias Paulenko

Software Engineer & Founder of StackPractices

Mathias Paulenko

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)

beginner

Parse PDF Files

How to extract text and metadata from PDF files in Python, Java, and JavaScript.

beginner

Parse XML Files

How to parse XML documents in Python, Java, and JavaScript with practical code examples.

beginner

Serialize and Deserialize Data

How to serialize and deserialize data in JSON, XML, and YAML across Python, Java, and JavaScript.

beginner

Truncate Text

How to truncate text with ellipsis and word boundaries in Python, Java, and JavaScript.

intermediate

Validate JSON Schema

How to validate JSON data against schemas in Python, Java, and JavaScript.

beginner

Connect to MySQL

How to connect to MySQL databases in Python, JavaScript, and Java.

beginner

Connect to PostgreSQL

How to connect to PostgreSQL databases in Python, JavaScript, and Java.

beginner

Connect to Redis

How to connect to Redis and perform basic operations in Python, JavaScript, and Java.

beginner

Execute Raw SQL

How to execute raw SQL queries safely with parameterized statements.

intermediate

Compress and Decompress Files

How to handle ZIP, GZIP, and TAR archives programmatically.

intermediate

Read Large Files

How to read large files efficiently without running out of memory.

intermediate

Watch File Changes

How to monitor file system changes in real time.

intermediate

Write Large Files

How to write large files efficiently using buffered and streaming output.

beginner

Escape HTML Entities

How to escape HTML entities to prevent XSS attacks in Python, Java, and JavaScript.

beginner

Sanitize User Input

How to sanitize and validate user input in Python, Java, and JavaScript to prevent injection...

intermediate

Dependency Injection

Implement dependency injection to write testable, decoupled code across languages and frameworks.

advanced

Multi-Tenancy Architecture

Design multi-tenant applications with shared or isolated databases, tenant-aware routing, and data...

intermediate

Retry with Exponential Backoff

Implement resilient retry strategies with exponential backoff, jitter, and circuit breaker...

intermediate

Service Discovery

Implement service discovery with health checks, DNS-based resolution, and service registries for...

advanced

Workflow Engines

Orchestrate complex business processes with workflow engines, state machines, and long-running task...

intermediate

Database Replication

Set up and manage database replication for high availability, read scaling, and disaster recovery...

database-replication database performance sql
advanced

Database Schema Evolution

Evolve database schemas safely with backward-compatible changes, versioned migrations, and online...

intermediate

Blue-Green Deployment Recipe

Deploy with zero downtime using blue-green environments, instant traffic switching, and automated...

advanced

Chaos Engineering

Build resilient systems by intentionally injecting failures and observing how your distributed...