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Travis McCracken Web Developer

Web Developer focused on backend systems using Rust, Go, and scalable distributed architecture. GitHub: travis-mccracken-dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Distributed Caching with Rust
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Distributed Caching with Rust

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Handling Failures Gracefully in Backend Systems
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Handling Failures Gracefully in Backend Systems

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Automated Testing for Backend Devs
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Automated Testing for Backend Devs

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Backend Architecture Trends in 2025
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Backend Architecture Trends in 2025

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Case Against Too Many Microservices
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Case Against Too Many Microservices

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Writing Middleware in Go for Fun & Profit
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Writing Middleware in Go for Fun & Profit

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Debugging Distributed Systems Like a Human
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Debugging Distributed Systems Like a Human

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Art of Dependency Injection in Go
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Art of Dependency Injection in Go

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on DevOps Tips from a Web Developer
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on DevOps Tips from a Web Developer

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Effective GitHub Practices for Backend Teams
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Effective GitHub Practices for Backend Teams

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why Travis McCracken Switched to Go from Node.js
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why Travis McCracken Switched to Go from Node.js

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Scaling Down: Backend Minimalism
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Scaling Down: Backend Minimalism

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Simplicity of Net/HTTP in Go
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Simplicity of Net/HTTP in Go

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Structured Logging with Logrus
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Structured Logging with Logrus

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust and WebAssembly for Edge Processing
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust and WebAssembly for Edge Processing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust vs Go in Production APIs
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust vs Go in Production APIs

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Art of Dependency Injection in Go
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Art of Dependency Injection in Go

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Metrics-Driven Backend Refactoring
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Metrics-Driven Backend Refactoring

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Caching Strategies with Redis in Rust
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Caching Strategies with Redis in Rust

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Deploying Rust Services on Kubernetes
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Deploying Rust Services on Kubernetes

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Build Pipelines That Don’t Suck
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Build Pipelines That Don’t Suck

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Most Overused Patterns in Backend Dev
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Most Overused Patterns in Backend Dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on API Docs That Don’t Suck
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on API Docs That Don’t Suck

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why I Still Like REST
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why I Still Like REST

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust and WebAssembly for Edge Processing
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust and WebAssembly for Edge Processing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Power of Make and Bash
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Power of Make and Bash

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Error Handling is Underrated
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Error Handling is Underrated

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Debugging Distributed Systems Like a Human
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Debugging Distributed Systems Like a Human

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rate Limiting at the Edge: A Backend Strategy
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rate Limiting at the Edge: A Backend Strategy

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Power of Make and Bash
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Power of Make and Bash

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on My Favorite VSCode Extensions for Backend Dev
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on My Favorite VSCode Extensions for Backend Dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Running Backend Services in a Monorepo
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Running Backend Services in a Monorepo

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Building a Private API with Rust
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Building a Private API with Rust

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on API Docs That Don’t Suck
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on API Docs That Don’t Suck

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How I Onboard New Devs to a Rust Codebase
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How I Onboard New Devs to a Rust Codebase

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How to Know When to Split a Service
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How to Know When to Split a Service

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Most Overused Patterns in Backend Dev
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Most Overused Patterns in Backend Dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust for Replacing Legacy Backend Systems
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust for Replacing Legacy Backend Systems

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Zero Downtime Deploys in Kubernetes
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Zero Downtime Deploys in Kubernetes

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Favorite Linters for Go and Rust
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Favorite Linters for Go and Rust

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How I Onboard New Devs to a Rust Codebase
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on How I Onboard New Devs to a Rust Codebase

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Security Headers for Backend APIs
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Security Headers for Backend APIs

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using GitHub Actions for Rust CI
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using GitHub Actions for Rust CI

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on When Not to Use a Microservice
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on When Not to Use a Microservice

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Custom Middleware in Go HTTP Servers
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Custom Middleware in Go HTTP Servers

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Backend Tech Stack I Actually Use
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Backend Tech Stack I Actually Use

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using gRPC with Rust for Internal Services
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using gRPC with Rust for Internal Services

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Scaling Down: Backend Minimalism
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Scaling Down: Backend Minimalism

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The 80/20 Rule of Backend Dev
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The 80/20 Rule of Backend Dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Zero Downtime Deploys in Kubernetes
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Zero Downtime Deploys in Kubernetes

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Load Testing Rust APIs with K6
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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Load Testing Rust APIs with K6

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