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Practical resources about performance for software engineers.

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Optimizing for Speed and Efficiency

Performance is a feature. Slow applications lose users, increase infrastructure costs, and create a poor developer experience. Profiling, benchmarking, and systematic optimization are essential skills for senior engineers.

This section covers profiling techniques, database query optimization, frontend bundle analysis, memory leak detection, and latency reduction strategies. Each guide includes measurable targets and before/after benchmarks.

intermediate

API Rate Limiting — Design Fair and Useful Throttling

A practical guide to API rate limiting: token bucket, leaky bucket, sliding window algorithms,...

intermediate

Capacity Planning — Forecast, Scale

A practical guide to capacity planning for cloud and on-premise infrastructure: demand forecasting,...

auto-scaling capacity-planning forecasting guide
intermediate

Cloud Cost Optimization: A Complete Program Guide

A practical guide to cloud cost optimization: right-sizing, reserved capacity, spot instances,...

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