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Advanced Topics & Production

Production systems, DevOps, and performance. Kubernetes, monitoring, chaos engineering, CI/CD, and high-performance indexing.

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High-Performance Blockchain Indexing: Lessons Learned

Advanced indexing optimisation techniques for real mainnets: pipeline design, parallelism, batching, and storage strategy. Based on experience resolving critical bottlenecks in BSC-style indexers.

12 min read Performance Indexing Optimization Kotlin
02

Caching Strategies for Blockchain Applications

Designing multi-layer caching for blockchain systems, covering Redis, in-process caches, and practical invalidation strategies that respect on-chain truth.

12 min read Caching Redis Performance Spring
03

Load Balancing and Horizontal Scaling for Blockchain APIs

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Scaling blockchain infrastructure, covering load balancer configuration, stateless service design, and database read replicas.

04

Optimizing JVM Performance for Blockchain Applications

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JVM tuning for high-throughput blockchain services, covering garbage collection, heap sizing, and profiling with JFR and VisualVM.

05

Asynchronous Processing Patterns for Blockchain Events

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Implementing async processing for blockchain data, covering message queues, worker pools, and backpressure handling.

06

Test-Driven Development for Blockchain Smart Contracts

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TDD practices for blockchain development, covering property-based testing, mutation testing, and formal verification approaches.

07

Integration Testing Blockchain Services with Testcontainers

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Comprehensive integration testing strategies, covering Docker-based testing, database fixtures, and blockchain node mocking.

08

Contract Testing for Microservices with Pact

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Implementing consumer-driven contract testing for blockchain microservices, covering Pact framework and API compatibility verification.

09

Performance Testing Blockchain Indexers with Gatling

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Load testing blockchain services, covering Gatling scenarios, performance benchmarking, and identifying bottlenecks.

10

Chaos Engineering for Blockchain Infrastructure

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Building resilient blockchain systems through chaos engineering, covering failure injection, recovery testing, and disaster recovery planning.

11

CI/CD Pipelines for Blockchain Applications

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Building automated deployment pipelines, covering GitHub Actions, Docker builds, and blue-green deployments for blockchain services.

12

Monitoring and Observability for Blockchain Systems

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Comprehensive monitoring strategies, covering Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, and alerting for blockchain infrastructure.

13

Kubernetes Deployment Strategies for Blockchain Services

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Deploying blockchain applications on Kubernetes, covering StatefulSets, persistent volumes, and service mesh integration. Based on Google Cloud deployment experience.

14

Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategies for Blockchain Data

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Implementing backup and recovery procedures, covering database backups, blockchain data replication, and recovery time objectives.

15

Security Hardening for Production Blockchain Infrastructure

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Comprehensive security checklist for production deployments, covering network security, secrets management, and compliance requirements.

16

Bioinformatics Meets Blockchain: Data Integrity for Scientific Research

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Exploring blockchain applications in scientific data management, covering immutable research data, provenance tracking, and reproducibility. Based on RNA-seq platform development experience.

17

Building Data Analysis Platforms with React, Spring, and R

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Integrating scientific computing with modern web applications, covering R integration, statistical visualization, and enterprise data platforms. Based on Novartis DIEP solution experience.

18

Machine Learning for Blockchain Analytics

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Applying ML techniques to blockchain data, covering anomaly detection, transaction classification, and predictive analytics for network behavior.

19

Regulatory Compliance in Blockchain Applications

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Navigating regulatory requirements for blockchain services, covering AML/KYC, data privacy (GDPR), and audit trail requirements for financial institutions.

20

The Future of Blockchain Interoperability: Technical Perspectives

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Exploring emerging interoperability solutions, covering IBC evolution, cross-chain messaging protocols, and the future of multi-chain ecosystems.