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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 Metrics-Driven Backend Refactoring

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Metrics-Driven Backend Refactoring

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Caching Strategies with Redis in Rust

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Caching Strategies with Redis in Rust

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Deploying Rust Services on Kubernetes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Async Rust Safely

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on The Power of Make and Bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Scaling Down: Backend Minimalism

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

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

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

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

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Load Testing Rust APIs with K6

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Automated Testing for Backend Devs

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Automated Testing for Backend Devs

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using SQLite for Local Testing

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Managing State in Server Applications

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Managing State in Server Applications

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Context Package Explained Simply

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Context Package Explained Simply

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Standard Library is a Hidden Gem

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Go’s Standard Library is a Hidden Gem

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust for Replacing Legacy Backend Systems

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Rust for Replacing Legacy Backend Systems

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why You Should Know Your Stack’s Limits

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why You Should Know Your Stack’s Limits

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Building a Developer-Facing API in Go

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Building a Developer-Facing API in Go

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Service Discovery in Rust Microservices

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Service Discovery in Rust Microservices

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Learning Rust Made Me a Better Go Dev

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Learning Rust Made Me a Better Go Dev

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Favorite Linters for Go and Rust

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Favorite Linters for Go and Rust

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

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

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Containerizing Go Microservices for Scalability

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Go for Fast API Prototyping

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Go for Fast API Prototyping

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why Rust Is Worth the Steep Learning Curve

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Why Rust Is Worth the Steep Learning Curve

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on When to Use GraphQL vs REST

Web Developer Travis McCracken on When to Use GraphQL vs REST

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

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

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on WebSockets and Event Streams with Rust

Web Developer Travis McCracken on WebSockets and Event Streams with Rust

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

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

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Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Go for Cloud Functions

Web Developer Travis McCracken on Using Go for Cloud Functions

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