Engineering notes from Stratoflow
What we learn running Java systems at a billion transactions an hour and 300 million queries a day.
- Travel
Best HOA Management Software in 2026: 6 Systems Compared
What HOA software does, the features that matter, and six systems compared on audience, features and price.
- Travel
What Is a GDS? How Global Distribution Systems Work in Travel
What a GDS is, how a booking travels through Amadeus, Sabre or Travelport, and what NDC changes.
- Modernization
What Is Cloud Application Modernization, and Which Applications Should Go First?
Rehost, replatform or refactor: how to decide per application, what changes inside a Java system, and when to stay put.
- Modernization
How to Build a Data Migration Strategy for Legacy Modernization
Choose the method from the downtime budget, reconcile in buckets and keep a way back: the plan behind a safe data migration.
- Java
Java 21 vs 25 Features: What Changed Between the Two LTS Releases
Every change between the two LTS releases, with code, the vendor support roadmap and a table for deciding when to upgrade.
- Java
PQC Migration for Java Systems: Inventory, JDK Upgrades and Crypto Agility
Inventory, JDK upgrades and crypto agility: the order of work for moving a Java system to post-quantum cryptography.
- AI
MCP vs API: When an MCP Server Belongs in Front of Your Java System
When an MCP server is worth putting in front of a Java system, how to build one with Spring AI, and how to secure it.
- Performance
Kafka Partitions, Rebalancing and Consumer Lag: Scaling an Event-Driven Java System
Partition sizing, hot partitions, rebalancing protocols and a lag runbook for event-driven Java systems.
- Travel
What Is Yield Management? How It Works, Examples and Strategies
What yield management is, how it works step by step, a worked hotel example, key metrics and the role of AI.
- Modernization
What Is Technical Debt, and How Do You Measure and Reduce It?
Technical debt defined, measured and priced, with the types that matter most in Java systems.
- Custom Software
Software Testing in the SDLC: How the Testing Phase Protects Your Launch
Where testing fits in the life cycle, the six steps of the testing process and what to automate.
- Custom Software
Who Is a Software Developer? Role, Skills and Languages in 2026
What software developers do, the main types and languages, the skills that matter and how AI agents change the job.
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