Distributed systems Blogs

1/13/2026 • EN

Simon Waight

Simon Waight is a software developer and technical blogger who writes about Microsoft developer events, GitHub Copilot, AI applications, and modern web development with practical insights for developers.

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Simon Waight

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1/12/2026 • EN

Chris “Woody” Woodruff

Chris “Woody” Woodruff is a Microsoft MVP and software architect specializing in .NET, API design, and scalable cloud architectures, known for developer advocacy, mentorship, and community leadership.

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Chris “Woody” Woodruff

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1/12/2026 • EN

Ivan Velichko

Ivan Velichko — Experienced software engineer and educator focused on server-side, infrastructure, and Cloud Native technologies, known for making complex systems approachable through clear explanations and hands-on learning.

Linux Networking Containers

Ivan Velichko

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1/12/2026 • EN

Theodore Ts’o

Theodore Ts’o — Linux kernel developer and technologist writing about Linux, filesystems, open source, and the broader impact of technology on society.

Linux Filesystems Open Source

Theodore Ts’o

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1/11/2026 • EN

Jonas Bonér

Jonas Bonér is an entrepreneur, public speaker, and open-source pioneer, best known as the creator of Akka and the Reactive Manifesto, and founder and CTO of Akka, building agentic AI platforms for distributed systems at scale.

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Jonas Bonér

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1/11/2026 • EN

James Turner (Turnerj)

James Turner (Turnerj) is a programmer and entrepreneur with a passion for technology, building software products and running a development business, backed by years of hands-on experience in web development and startups.

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James Turner (Turnerj)

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1/7/2026 • EN

Bartłomiej (Bartek) Płotka

Bartłomiej (Bartek) Płotka is a Senior Software Engineering Tech Lead at Google Cloud, expert in Observability, Go, Prometheus, and distributed systems, author of Efficient Go.

Google Cloud Observability Go

Bartłomiej (Bartek) Płotka

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1/4/2026 • EN

Oliver Drotbohm

Oliver Drotbohm is a software architect and Java expert focused on Spring, modular application design, and improving software maintainability. He shares insights through blogs, tools like jMolecules, and conference talks.

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Oliver Drotbohm

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1/4/2026 • EN

Gunnar Morling

Gunnar Morling is a Java Champion and open-source software engineer specializing in Java and data streaming. He works at Confluent, contributes to projects like Hibernate and Debezium, and shares his expertise through blogs, talks, and conferences.

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Gunnar Morling

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1/3/2026 • EN

Phil Eaton

Phil Eaton is a staff engineer working on Postgres and software internals, sharing insights on databases, systems engineering, and life deep in the software stack.

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Phil Eaton

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1/3/2026 • EN

Drew DeVault

Drew DeVault’s blog features sharp commentary on open source, software engineering, programming languages, ethics in tech, and the social impact of technology.

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Drew DeVault

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1/3/2026 • EN

Paweł Chudzik

Paweł Chudzik is a programming blog covering practical how-tos and deep dives into Docker, Java, Python, Git, testing, and software architecture.

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Paweł Chudzik

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1/2/2026 • EN

Kevin Avignon

Kevin Avignon is a software engineer and writer embracing the focused generalist mindset, sharing thoughtful insights on engineering, developer productivity, performance, system design, and the human side of building software through in-depth articles and essays.

Software Engineering Developer Productivity Generalist Mindset

Kevin Avignon

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12/31/2025 • EN

Alex Merced

Alex Merced — Developer and technical writer sharing in-depth insights on data engineering, Apache Iceberg, data lakehouse architectures, Python tooling, and modern analytics platforms, with a strong focus on practical, hands-on learning.

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Alex Merced

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12/31/2025 • EN

Milan Jovanović

Milan Jovanović — Software Architect and Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, helping engineers master .NET and software architecture through practical guidance, newsletters, and videos based on real-world enterprise experience.

dotnet software architecture microsoft mvp

Milan Jovanović

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12/31/2025 • EN

Ioannis (Giannis) Kyriakidis

Ioannis (Giannis) Kyriakidis — Senior Software Engineer from Greece with 20+ years of coding experience, PhD in Artificial & Computational Intelligence, educator, and problem-solver passionate about building scalable systems, mentoring developers, and continuous learning.

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Ioannis (Giannis) Kyriakidis

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12/11/2025 • EN

Gunnar Morling

Morling.dev is the personal blog of Michael Morling, a software engineer and architect with deep expertise in Java, Spring, JVM internals, architecture, performance, and developer tooling. His writing focuses on practical and detailed explanations of topics such as Spring framework internals, microservices design, JVM garbage collection, performance tuning, clean architecture, Gradle builds, and language features that matter in real projects. Michael often breaks down subtle behaviors of the JVM and Spring ecosystem, helping developers understand why things work the way they do and how to improve reliability and efficiency in production systems.

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Gunnar Morling

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11/15/2025 • EN

Alex DeBrie

AlexDeBrie.com is the blog of Alex DeBrie, an AWS Data Hero and one of the most recognized experts on Amazon DynamoDB and NoSQL data modeling. He writes in depth articles on DynamoDB concepts such as partitions, single table design, transactions, costs, consistency, and one to many relationships, always backed by clear mental models, examples, and tradeoff analysis.

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Alex DeBrie

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11/13/2025 • EN

Simon Willison

SimonWillison.net is the long-running blog of Simon Willison, a software engineer, open-source creator, and co-author of the original Django framework. He writes about Python, Django, Datasette, AI tooling, prompt engineering, search, databases, APIs, data journalism, and practical software architecture. The blog includes detailed notes from experiments, conference talks, and real projects. Readers will find clear explanations of topics such as LLM workflows, SQL patterns, data publishing, scraping, deployment, caching, and modern developer tooling. Simon also publishes frequent micro-posts and TIL entries that document small discoveries and tricks from day-to-day engineering work. The tone is practical and research oriented, making the site a valuable resource for anyone interested in serious engineering and open data.

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Simon Willison

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11/3/2025 • EN

Matt Layman

mattlayman.com is a blog by Matt Layman, a software engineer who focuses on building complex web applications, primarily using Django. He shares his expertise through regular live streams on YouTube, where he teaches others how to build advanced SaaS projects. Matt is also deeply involved in the tech community in Frederick, Maryland, where he founded Python Frederick and has helped organize local tech events. Currently, Matt is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Included Health, working to enhance the patient experience through technology. His blog offers insights into web development, community involvement, and his career journey.

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Matt Layman

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