Backend Articles
Explore backend development articles covering Node.js, server architecture, and system design.
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Corelens v1 Has Officially Launched: Logs, Metrics, and Traces Made Simpler
Corelens is an observability SDK for Node.js applications. It gives you structured logs, application metrics, HTTP metrics, runtime metrics, traces, and production-aware exporters without forcing you to wire every observability concern by hand on day one.
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The FlushWaiters Pattern: graceful shutdown for buffered systems in Node.js
The FlushWaiters Pattern is used in a node.js system where graceful shutdown is non-negotiable. You need a way to tell the Node.js process to no exit until a buffered work is finished.
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Node.js Worker Threads
How do worker threads work in Node.js? Why should you use it?