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Show Notes: In this episode of GraphQL Radio, Andreas Heiberg, Stellate's Engineering Manager, guides a discussion with colleagues on the deployment of One Edge Provider (OEP). A transformative project for Stellate's system, aimed at significantly enhancing Stellate's caching services. Ensuring 2x faster GraphQL Edge Caching. The team, consisting of project lead Dominik Petrick, Thomas Heyenbrock, and Stephan Schneider, reflects on challenges, lessons learned, critical decisions, and the transition to a more scalable architecture. This episode delves into Stellate's evolution, explores the motivation behind OEP, and highlights pivotal moments in decision-making; illustrating Stellate's steadfast commitment to innovation. Topics Discussed: Introduction to One Edge Provider (OEP) Origins of Stellate and GraphCDN Deployment Strategies Decision to Change the System Scalable and Unified Architecture End-To-End Testing Initial Limitations Challenges Choosing Rust and Fastly Initiating the OEP Project OEP Deployment Complexities Rollout Challenges and Lessons Learned Traffic Replay System Building Confidence Rust and TypeScript Nuances Rust's Performance Links: Stellate Andreas Heiberg Dominic Petrick Stephan Schneider Thomas Heyenbrock…

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Alessandro Volpicella | Engineering Lead at Hashnode | GraphQL At Hashnode | AWS | Vercel | Developer Blogging | Creating Content | Getting Into Tech | Apprenticeship | Studying Computer Science |… 37:45

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Show Notes: Alessandro Volpicella is a skilled Fullstack Developer and Platform Engineering Lead at Hashnode, and is passionate about building serverless products. Sandro is at the forefront of shaping innovative developer blogging experiences. Alongside his coding endeavors, Sandro is the author of a comprehensive book on AWS Fundamentals, offering practical insights at awsfundamentals.com . Topics discussed: GraphQL At Hashnode AWS Vercel Developer Blogging Creating Content Getting Into Tech Apprenticeship Studying Computer Science Data Science Enterprise Projects Side Projects Bachelor Thesis Hashnode’s Scale Lean Team Hashnode’s Architecture Edge Caching API Design Moving To GraphQL GraphQL vs REST Stripe’s API Design Cloudflare DDoS Protection MongoDB & Atlas Redis Hashnode’s Team Caching Considerations Using Stellate Event Types Cache Purging Public API Challenges Rate Limiting Security Problems Schema Design Vercel API Functions NoSQL Databases Links: Hashnode Hashnode Engineering Blog Blog post: Hashnode's Overall Architecture Alessandro Volpicella Twitter Alessandro Volpicella LinkedIn Alessandro Volpicella GitHub Book: AWS for the Real World Upcoming Book: The CloudWatch Book…

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Miles Bardon | Senior Software Engineer @ The LEGO Group | GraphQL @ LEGO | Domains | Team Size | The Guild | Daunting Tasks | In-Store Experiences | Passion For LEGO | Challenges | The Guild |… 30:12

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I’m Miles, a senior software engineer at The LEGO Group, in the Brick Experience team on LEGO.com. I’ve been in the retail and e-commerce space for 5 years, with the last 2.5 years spent at The LEGO Group and in that time I’ve learnt a lot about GraphQL and the wider development ecosystem. I’m passionate about improving the performance and developer experience for anyone working on or with our GraphQL API, and have made great strides in improvements with the help of all my talented colleagues here at The LEGO Group. Outside of work, I’m keen to build and display some of the amazing LEGO sets produced today, as well as my Bionicle collection from days gone by. I’m also an avid gamer and Dungeons and Dragons player (and sometimes DM), often combining the two passions! Topics Discussed: GraphQL @ LEGO Domains Team Size The Guild Daunting Tasks In-Store Experiences Passion For LEGO Challenges GraphQL Inspector Tech Stack Serverless LEGO Ecosystem Staying Up-To-Date Developer Experience Schema Breakage TypeScript Open Source Work Large Schemas Internal Working Groups Federation Monolith Server lego.com History Working @ The LEGO Group Work Culture Learning Days Autonomy Public GraphQL APIs DevOps Team GraphQL Caching @ LEGO Links: Miles Bardon GitHub Twitter The LEGO Group Stellate Andreas Heiberg…

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“Cache Like I’m 5” - Build In Public With The Stellate Team Behind CLI5 33:39

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Show Notes: In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtains at Stellate to discuss how their recent "Cache Like I'm 5" project came together. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Engineering Manager Andreas Heiberg. Join us on this episode as we dive into the world of cache optimization! It all started during an engineering offsite in Mexico City, where the Stellate team had a breakthrough idea about Maximum Cache Hit Rate (Max CHR) and how it can help users optimize their services. The Stellate team discusses the challenges they faced, the metrics they defined, and the tools they built to provide actionable insights into cache performance. Learn how Max CHR, Uncached Bandwidth, and CHR Impact can revolutionize your caching decisions. Tune in to discover how you can take control of cache optimization with these latest features and improvements. Links: Stellate CLI5 Blog Post Andreas Heiberg Bogdan Soare Victor Tortolero Alex Tacho Kamil Lafere…

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Luke Millar | VP of Engineering at Medium | Small Medium Team | Changes @ Medium | Employee Retention | Team Building | Halving Amazon Costs | Technical Improvements | Engineering Ladders |… 52:34

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Luke Millar is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across the spectrum, from small startups to industry giants. Following the acquisition of his former venture, Projector, by Medium, Luke has taken the helm as the Vice President of Engineering at Medium, spearheading key initiatives and charting the course for technical excellence. Topics discussed include: Small Medium Team Tremendous Impact Medium’s Phases Going Faster Being Acquired Visual Storytelling Changes @ Medium Employee Retention Work & Fun Meaningful Goals Team Building Halving Amazon Costs Technical Improvements Hiding Behind Big Teams Engineering Ladders Clarity Helps Introducing Levels Impacting Business Domain Expertise Experienced Engineers In-House Solutions Maintaining Tech Costs Build vs Buy GitHub’s Changes Making Users Happy Listen To Users Medium’s Scale Medium’s System GraphQL Queries Spikey Traffic Cost Issues Caching Layers News Traffic Unpredictable Spikes 10000 Requests Per Second GraphQL At Medium GraphQL Pitfalls Technology Trade-Offs Bloated Queries Links: Medium Twitter Website LinkedIn Medium Engineering Blog…

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Dylan Valade | Clip | PUMA’s Tech Stack | Attracting Developers | Ideal Stack | TypeScript | Comfortability & Speed | Iterating Faster | GraphQL at PUMA | Frontend Iterations | Salesforce | Bleeding… 20:56

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Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world. In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands. Topics discussed include the following: PUMA’s Tech Stack Attracting Developers Ideal Stack TypeScript Comfortability & Speed Iterating Faster GraphQL at PUMA Frontend Iterations Salesforce Bleeding Edge Sanity CMS Systems Shopping Core Organisational Problems Cover Of Stellate Resolving Caching Issues Bringing Down Costs E-Commerce Innovations AI Cache Management Developer Zone Patience Shipping Speedy Changes Fast Enough Links: Dylan Valade on LinkedIn PUMA MACH Alliance Stellate…

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Dylan Valade | Clip | Milliseconds Make Millions | E-Commerce Performance | Web Vitals | Shifting Measurement Landscape | Highest Value Sessions | Wasted Investments | Various Metrics | Idea To… 18:23

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Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world. In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands. Topics discussed include the following: Milliseconds Make Millions E-Commerce Performance Web Vitals Shifting Measurement Landscape Highest Value Sessions Wasted Investments Various Metrics Idea To Production Time Elite Organisations Iteration Speed PUMA's CMS Improvements Bottlenecks Internal Startup Ecosystem Moving Faster Links: Dylan Valade on LinkedIn PUMA MACH Alliance Stellate…

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Build In Public With Platform Architect Charles Brown From Formidable 43:02

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Show Notes In the latest episode of GraphQL Radio, we take you behind the curtain with platform architect Charles Brown from Formidable to discuss how Formidable and Stellate joined forces to solve massive volume problems for PUMA while reducing operation costs by 30%+. This is the first of many in our new Build in Public Series. The wide-ranging discussion is led by Stellate's very own Andreas Heiberg, Engineering Manager, and supported by Jovi De Croock, Staff Software Engineer. Charles Brown is a full-stack engineer and platform architect with a broad range of experience leading large and small teams. He has spent the last 15 years working with both startups and enterprises, designing and building next-generation software and cloud infrastructure. He is a certified AWS Architect and has consistently delivered secure, stable, and highly available cloud infrastructure for numerous clients. Charlie's previous work includes building solutions ranging from thermal image mapping for the manufacturing industry, processing IoT data at scale in the cloud, and rebuilding health and financial services platforms from the ground up. Charlie is also a strong advocate of DevOps and has consulted with dozens of enterprises to help them smoothly make the transition from traditional ops to a more agile development cycle. Topics discussed include: PUMA's Platform Architecture Formidable Labs Optimizing App Performance Optimizing The Cloud Splitting Queries PUMA's Scale Massive Volume Problems Caching Considerations PUMA's Platform Challenges Splitting Data Aggregating Queries Marketing Campaign Speeds Cache Key Complexities Mitigating Bot Attacks Reducing Operation Costs "Cache Stories" Consultancy Support Netflix Scale Problems Inventory Systems Exciting Tools AI Tools Content Management World Sanity CMS Content Lead Time Real-Time Cache Purging Complexities Clearing Caches GraphQL & Stellate Salesforce Request Latencies urql Edge Networks Multi-Region Cloud E-Commerce Video Worldwide Cache Clearing Edge Compute React Server Components Next.js Links Stellate Formidable Charles Brown Andreas Heiberg Jovi De Croock…

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Dylan Valade | Clip | Joining PUMA | Worldwide Problem Solving | GraphQL Challenges | Ecosystem Of Partners | Front-End Iterations | PUMA’s Scale | Traffic Spikes | Leadership Buy-In | Tech For Tech… 16:28

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Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world. In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands. Topics discussed include the following: Joining PUMA Worldwide Problem Solving GraphQL Challenges Ecosystem of Partners Front-End Iterations PUMA's Scale Traffic Spikes Leadership Buy-In Tech for Tech Doing Big Things MACH Alliance Milliseconds Make Millions Big Learning Iteration Speed Links: Dylan Valade on LinkedIn PUMA MACH Alliance Stellate…

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Dylan Valade, Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA , on PUMA Legacy Systems; Moving Faster; Simplifying Complexity; Frontend Iterations; PUMA’s Scale; Transforming PUMA’s Tech; Leadership… 1:05:26

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Dylan Valade is an accomplished technology executive, serving as the Head of Global E-Commerce Technology at PUMA. With an unwavering passion for leveraging technology to drive business growth, Dylan has been instrumental in transforming PUMA's online presence and establishing the brand as a leader in the global e-commerce landscape. His strategic thinking and innovative approach have propelled PUMA to new heights, delivering forward thinking and progressive digital experiences for customers around the world. In addition to his role at PUMA, Dylan is also recognized as a MACH Alliance Ambassador, actively promoting the benefits of modern, composable, and headless technologies in the industry. As an advocate for the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) approach, he champions the adoption of scalable and flexible architectures that empower businesses to adapt quickly to evolving market demands. Topics discussed include the following: Computer Science Origins PUMA Legacy Systems Moving Faster Simplifying Complexity Centralizing Data Sharing Ideas PUMA Regions Dependency Problems Frontend Iterations Headless PUMA’s Scale Spike Problems Transforming PUMA’s Tech Leadership Buy-In Tech For Tech MACH Alliance Milliseconds Make Millions Chasing Google Page Loads Sales Improvements Iterating Quickly DORA Metrics Learning Faster Engaging Consumers PUMA’s Technology Stack Open Source Choice GraphQL’s Attractiveness Scaling Faster Salesforce Sanity.io Core Of Shopping Organisational Problems Adopting Stellate Caching Complexities Reducing Costs Runaway Costs Tool Standardization Patience Fast Enough Importance Of Conferences Links: Dylan Valade on LinkedIn PUMA MACH Alliance Stellate…

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Abhi Aiyer | Clip #05 | Big Static Websites | Gatsby DSG | Unexpected Challenges | Gatsby’s Versatility | Designing Interactions Carefully | Footgun Balance | Upcoming Gatsby Improvements | GraphQL… 6:18

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Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Big Static Websites Gatsby DSG Unexpected Challenges Gatsby’s Versatility Designing Interactions Carefully Footgun Balance Upcoming Gatsby Improvements GraphQL & Gatsby Plugin Governance Opinionated Gatsbyverse DX Optimizing For Silence Community Strengths And Weaknesses and much more… Links GitHub Gatsby Twitter Instagram Medium…

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Abhi Aiyer | Clip #04 | Apollo Federation Dominance | Gatsby Data Layer | Gatsby Influences | Gatsbyverse | Gatsby’s Future Plans | Gatsby SSR | Reducing JAM-tax | Beyond React 6:40

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Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Apollo Federation Dominance Gatsby Data Layer Gatsby Influences Gatsbyverse Gatsby’s Future Plans Gatsby SSR Reducing JAM-tax Beyond React and much more… Links GitHub Gatsby Twitter Instagram Medium…

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Abhi Aiyer | Clip #03 | Early GraphQL Era | MeteorJS Days | Apollo | Spectrum | Before Schema Stitching | Federation Experiments 6:43

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Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Early GraphQL Era MeteorJS Days Apollo Spectrum Before Schema Stitching Federation Experiments and much more… Links GitHub Gatsby Twitter Instagram Medium…

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Abhi Aiyer | Clip #02 | Jumping Into Engineering | What Is AngularJS? | Initial Milestones | Hiring Culture Fits | Senior Role Models | Aiming To Be Useful | Learning From Patterns | Having A Chip |… 6:14

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Abhi Aiyer is not only this podcast’s co-host, but also the Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead at Gatsby. He has many years of experience in the architecture, design, and development of software and tools for startup companies, and has worked on high profile digital websites for popular US Athletes. Nowadays Abhi is changing how engineers build on the web at Gatsby. Hear Abhi's perspective on: Jumping Into Engineering What Is AngularJS? Initial Milestones Hiring Culture Fits Senior Role Models Aiming To Be Useful Learning From Patterns Having A Chip Good Managers Behavior Improvements Terrible Soft Skills Filling Senior Roles Mentorship Along The Way Getting Chances Team Work Soft Skills Code Velocity and much more… Links GitHub Gatsby Twitter Instagram Medium…

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Abhi Aiyer | Clip #01 | Math And Economics | Getting Into Coding | Hustling Without Experience | Finding A Mentor | Getting Opportunities | Impostor Syndrome | Having No CS Degree | Grit And Effort 8:35

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