Articles tagged "concurrency"

API & Integration

Process-Based Concurrency: Why Beam and OTP Keep Being Right

While new concurrency models emerge yearly, the BEAM virtual machine and OTP framework's process-based approach continues to solve real-world problems that other systems struggle with. Here's why this decades-old architecture remains surprisingly relevant in 2026.

11 min read | Mar 11, 2026

API & Integration

Ken Thompson's Go Language: How Google Solved C++ Complexity

When Ken Thompson looked at modern C++ and said 'I didn't understand most of it,' he didn't just complain—he built Go. This is the story of how simplicity defeated complexity, and what it means for API development in 2026.

11 min read | Jan 04, 2026

Programming & Development

The C10K Problem: Why We Keep Reinventing the Wheel

The C10K problem was supposedly solved years ago, but developers keep rediscovering the same fundamental constraints. From event loops to backpressure, we're fighting the same battles with new abstractions.

11 min read | Dec 26, 2025