Golang debugging

Golang debugging
I was asked recently how to debug a Golang application and after-the-fact thought I should spend some time detailing the steps incase it’s of benefit to others. In short I use a debugger called Delve
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Perf engineering with Python 3.12

Perf engineering with Python 3.12
Since Python 3.12, the interpreter can run in a special mode that allows Python functions to appear in the output of the perf profiler. When this mode is enabled, the interpreter will interpose a small piece of code compiled on the fly before the execution of every Python function and it will teach perf the relationship between this piece of code and the associated Python function using perf map files. We’ll create a dummy application and use the new tools to solve a perf issue.
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Monolith vs Microservice repositories - some pros and cons

Monolithic vs Microservice repository management Here we’ll take a quick look at monolithic vs microservice repository architecture for managing codebases. A monolithic repository is a version control system that stores all of the code for a software application in a single, centralized repository. This means that all of the code for an application, including the front-end, back-end, and any additional components, is stored in a single location and managed as a cohesive unit.
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