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rust
use std::sync::Arc; use std::time::Duration; use axum::{
Long-polling with Axum and Tokio Notify
long-polling
concurrency
shared-state
Advanced
8 steps
typescript
type AsyncMethod = (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>; function LogExecutionTime(thresholdMs = 0) { return function <T extends AsyncMethod>(
A method decorator that times async calls
decorators
higher-order-functions
async
Advanced
9 steps
ruby
class QueryProxy ALLOWED = %i[where limit offset order includes distinct].freeze def initialize(relation, operations = [])
Building a lazy query proxy in Ruby
metaprogramming
method_missing
lazy-evaluation
Advanced
7 steps
java
@Component public class OrderRecoveryHandler { private final RabbitTemplate rabbitTemplate;
Dead-letter recovery with Spring AMQP
dead-letter-queue
retry
exponential-backoff
Advanced
9 steps
ruby
class Debouncer def initialize(delay:) @delay = delay @mutex = Mutex.new
A thread-safe debouncer in Ruby
concurrency
debouncing
mutex
Advanced
5 steps
javascript
import { forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState } from 'react'; const TextField = forwardRef(function TextField( { label, error, onChange, ...props },
Exposing an imperative handle in React
forwardref
useimperativehandle
refs
Advanced
8 steps
java
@Component public class CorrelationIdWebFilter implements WebFilter, Ordered { public static final String CORRELATION_ID_HEADER = "X-Correlation-Id";
Correlation IDs in a Spring WebFlux filter
reactive
web filter
correlation id
Advanced
7 steps
ruby
class SyncContactsJob < ApplicationJob queue_as :external_api MAX_CONCURRENCY = 5
Rate-limited CRM sync in a Rails job
background-jobs
rate-limiting
redis
Advanced
9 steps
python
import threading from functools import wraps
A thread-safe debounce decorator in Python
decorators
debounce
threading
Advanced
6 steps
ruby
class Admin::OrdersExportController < Admin::BaseController include ActionController::Live def show
Streaming a CSV export in Rails
streaming
csv-export
batching
Advanced
8 steps
javascript
const crypto = require('crypto'); function inMemoryCache({ maxAge = 60_000, maxEntries = 500 } = {}) { const store = new Map();
Building an in-memory cache middleware in Express
caching
middleware
etag
Advanced
10 steps
java
@Component public class InventoryReconciliationJob { private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InventoryReconciliationJob.class);
Distributed scheduled jobs with Spring locks
distributed-locking
scheduling
concurrency
Advanced
8 steps
typescript
import { AsyncLocalStorage } from 'node:async_hooks'; import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'; import { Injectable, NestMiddleware } from '@nestjs/common'; import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
Request correlation IDs in NestJS with AsyncLocalStorage
async-local-storage
middleware
logging
Advanced
8 steps
rust
use axum::{ extract::State, response::sse::{Event, KeepAlive, Sse}, };
Broadcasting live prices over SSE in Axum
server-sent-events
broadcast-channel
streams
Advanced
9 steps
typescript
@Component({ selector: 'app-article-editor', templateUrl: './article-editor.component.html', })
Autosaving a form with RxJS in Angular
reactive-forms
rxjs-operators
debouncing
Advanced
8 steps
rust
use std::any::{Any, TypeId}; use std::collections::HashMap; pub trait Event: Any {
A type-safe event bus in Rust
type-erasure
trait-objects
downcasting
Advanced
8 steps
python
import json import hashlib from datetime import timedelta
Idempotent payment endpoints in FastAPI
idempotency
redis
distributed-locking
Advanced
9 steps
java
public class SlidingLogRateLimiter { private final int maxRequests; private final long windowMillis;
How a sliding-log rate limiter works
rate-limiting
concurrency
sliding-window
Advanced
8 steps