Master Table of Contents

This site contains 57 articles organised into thirteen topic sections. Use this page as a navigation hub or quick reference.

API & Authentication

Article	Description
REST & HTTP	HTTP methods, status codes, RESTful principles, Java HttpServer examples
OAuth 2.0	Authorization flows, OpenID Connect, Spring Boot OAuth client, token management
AWS SSO	Enterprise identity, SAML/OIDC integration, permission sets, AWS SDK

Software Design

Article	Description
Hexagonal Architecture	Ports and adapters pattern, domain isolation, testability, framework independence
Clean Architecture	Concentric dependency layers, Uncle Bob's rules, framework-independent enterprise design
Microservice SDKs: Pros & Cons	Client SDK trade-offs, coupling risks, versioning strategies
Kingdom of Nouns	Object-oriented design anti-patterns, verb-noun distinction, procedural vs declarative code

GoF Design Patterns

Creational

Article	Intent
Factory Method	Define an interface for creating an object, letting subclasses decide which class to instantiate
Builder	Separate the construction of a complex object from its representation
Singleton	Ensure a class has only one instance and provide a global access point to it

Structural

Article	Intent
Adapter	Convert an interface into another interface clients expect
Decorator	Attach additional responsibilities to an object dynamically
Facade	Provide a simplified interface to a complex subsystem

Behavioral

Article	Intent
Observer	Define a one-to-many dependency so that when one object changes state, all dependents are notified
Strategy	Define a family of algorithms, encapsulate each one, and make them interchangeable
Template Method	Define the skeleton of an algorithm in a superclass, deferring some steps to subclasses

SOLID Principles (read sequentially)

Article	Principle	Key Pattern
SRP	Single Responsibility	Repository pattern, class separation
OCP	Open/Closed	Strategy pattern, payment processors
LSP	Liskov Substitution	Substitutability, contract preservation
ISP	Interface Segregation	Role-based interfaces, client isolation
DIP	Dependency Inversion	Abstraction layers, Spring DI

Concurrency & Performance

Article	Description
Asynchronous Programming	CompletableFuture, virtual threads, callbacks, reactive basics
High-Performance Streaming	MapReduce, AWS Kinesis, AWS EMR, Apache Spark, sharding

Distributed Systems

Article	Description
Eventual Consistency	CAP theorem, ACID vs BASE, vector clocks, DynamoDB, S3
Saga Pattern	Distributed transaction management, compensating actions, choreography vs orchestration
Microservices Interdependencies	Circuit breakers, bulkheads, event-driven choreography, API gateways, service meshes

Data & Storage

Article	Description
Graph Databases & GenAI	Graph data models, Neo4j, knowledge graphs, GenAI integration patterns
Apache Cassandra	Wide-column storage, partition keys, replication, tunable consistency
DynamoDB Indexes & High Availability	GSIs, LSIs, single-table design, multi-region replication
Columnar Data Stores	Column-oriented storage, analytics query patterns, compression, vectorised execution
Caching Strategies with Redis	Cache-aside, write-through, TTL, eviction policies, Redis data structures
Caching Patterns & Pitfalls	Cache stampede, thundering herd, stale reads, invalidation strategies

Infrastructure & Operations

Article	Description
Serverless & Containers	Monolith vs microservices vs serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda
The Twelve-Factor App	Twelve-Factor methodology for scalable, maintainable cloud-native applications
Ansible Overview	Infrastructure as code, playbooks, idempotency, inventory management
Resilience Patterns	Fault tolerance, recovery strategies, availability design, graceful degradation

Security

Article	Description
RBAC and ABAC	Role-based and attribute-based access control, authorization models, policy engines
Cryptography	AES, RSA, SHA hashing, digital signatures, AWS KMS, Secrets Manager
Transport Layer Security (TLS)	TLS 1.2/1.3 handshake, cipher suites, certificate chains, mTLS, forward secrecy

Fundamentals

Article	Description
Big O Notation	Time and space complexity, asymptotic analysis, common algorithm classes
Bloom Filters	Probabilistic data structure, false positives, hash functions, space efficiency
Network Handshaking	TCP three-way handshake, TLS negotiation, connection establishment
Shadow DOM	Encapsulation, style isolation, web components, DOM tree abstraction

Data Structures & Algorithms

Article	Description
Patience Sorting	Longest increasing subsequence, patience sorting algorithm, optimal subsequence computation
Heaps	Heap data structures, min-heaps, max-heaps, priority queue implementations
Lower and Upper Bounds	Asymptotic analysis limits, complexity bounding, tight bounds

AI & Development Practice

Article	Description
Agentic Software Development	AI agents, LLM-driven workflows, tool use, autonomous software pipelines
Spec-Driven Development with AI	API-first design, OpenAPI specs, AI-assisted contract-driven development

Learning Paths

Four curated sequences for different goals:

Path	Sequence	Goal
Scalable APIs	REST → OAuth → Async → Serverless → Cryptography	Build production-grade APIs
Big Data & Analytics	Async → Streaming → Columnar → Serverless → Cryptography	Process high-volume data
Writing Quality Code	SRP → OCP → LSP → ISP → DIP	Apply SOLID principles
Enterprise Security	REST → OAuth → AWS SSO → Cryptography → TLS	Implement enterprise identity

Quick Reference

By AWS Service

AWS Service	Articles
AWS KMS	Cryptography
AWS Secrets Manager	Cryptography
AWS Certificate Manager	TLS
AWS Lambda	Serverless & Containers
Amazon Kinesis	High-Performance Streaming
AWS EMR	High-Performance Streaming
Amazon DynamoDB	DynamoDB Indexes & HA, Eventual Consistency
Amazon S3	High-Performance Streaming, Eventual Consistency
AWS SSO / IAM Identity Center	AWS SSO
Amazon SQS	Serverless & Containers
Amazon ElastiCache	Caching Strategies with Redis

By Java Technology

Java Technology	Articles
Spring Boot	REST, OAuth, Serverless & Containers
Spring Security	OAuth
CompletableFuture	Async Programming
Virtual Threads	Async Programming
Apache Spark	High-Performance Streaming
javax.net.ssl / SSLContext	TLS
AWS SDK for Java	AWS SSO, High-Performance Streaming, Cryptography

By Concept Type

Type	Articles
Protocols	REST, OAuth, TLS
Identity & SSO	OAuth, AWS SSO
Security	OAuth, RBAC and ABAC, Cryptography, TLS
Concurrency	Async Programming, High-Performance Streaming
Distributed Patterns	Eventual Consistency, Saga Pattern, Microservices Interdependencies
Data Storage	Cassandra, DynamoDB, Columnar, Graph Databases
Caching	Caching Strategies with Redis, Caching Patterns & Pitfalls
Deployment	Serverless & Containers, Twelve-Factor App, Ansible, Resilience Patterns
Architecture	Hexagonal Architecture, Clean Architecture, Microservice SDKs, Kingdom of Nouns
GoF Patterns	Factory Method, Builder, Singleton, Adapter, Decorator, Facade, Observer, Strategy, Template Method
Code Quality	SRP, OCP, LSP, ISP, DIP
Algorithms	Patience Sorting, Heaps, Lower and Upper Bounds
AI / Methodology	Agentic Software Development, Spec-Driven Development with AI

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