The Lorbic Newsletter
Practical articles on backend engineering, Go, databases, and system design. Sent once or twice every week.
Topics Covered
Distributed Systems
State machines, event queues, replication, data pipelines, and handling failures safely.
Go
Memory management, concurrency, profiling with pprof, and standard library internals.
Databases
Postgres query optimization, ClickHouse analytics, Couchbase caching, and indexing.
Refactoring & Testing
Practical refactoring tips, testing patterns, and lessons from maintaining production code.
Featured Articles
How to build a subscription state machine, deduplicate billing events, and handle failed payments safely.
How Go's garbage collector actually works, how it pauses your code, and how to tune it.
Practical lessons on data partitioning, cross-region replication, and failure modes in distributed databases.
Small, low-risk habits to keep backend code clean without requiring months-long rewrites.