Section B · Writing

Field Notes

10 of 10 pieces

Long-form pieces on backend engineering, distributed systems, and the bugs that survived the test suite. Mostly in English, sometimes in Turkish.

APR 222026

Beyond Vibe Coding: Preparing an AI-Assisted Go Backend for Production

Türkçe için: https://medium.com/@aynacialiriza/ba8faecd9f43 I used AI heavily while building the MVP for a new mobile fitness app. It helped me move fast: authentication, workout templates, workout logs, bodyweight…

design-systemsgolangvibe-codingai
10 minTR
APR 222026

Vibe Coding’in Ötesi: AI ile Başlayan Bir Go Backend’i Production’a Hazırlama Hikayesi

For English: https://medium.com/@aynacialiriza/e6f379f2009d Bir mobil uygulama MVP’sini hızlı çıkarmak için AI araçlarından ciddi şekilde yararlandım. Kısa sürede çalışan endpoint’ler, auth akışları, antrenman…

backenddesign-systemsaivibe-coding
9 minTR
FEB 92026

Hexagonal Architecture: Nedir, Neden Önemlidir, Go’da Interface ve Struct’lar ile Nasıl Kurgulanır?

Mülakatlara hazırlanırken birçok konuyu PoC (proof of concept) olarak uygulamaya çalışıyorum fakat şu ana kadar çalıştığım konular içerisinde beni en çok zorlayan ve sıfırdan tasarlayıp kurması gerçekten zor hissettiren…

software-architecturegolanghexagonal-architecturesoftware-development
9 minTR
JAN 192026

Implementing Raft in Go: 3 Concurrency Lessons from a Proof of Concept

Distributed consensus is one of the most challenging topics in software engineering. To truly grasp its nuances, I recently started building a Raft implementation in Go as a Proof of Concept (PoC) . My goal wasn’t to…

consensus-algorithmsoftware-engineeringdistributed-systemsconcurrency
8 minEN
AUG 32025

Redis Sharding in Go: From Single Node Bottleneck to Horizontal Scale

When I was building RLaaS (Rate Limiting as a Service) , something critical dawned on me. My project is built for developers to embed into their own systems. But those systems have their own users — potentially…

9 minEN
JUL 32025

Google OAuth2 Login in Go: A Minimal and Complete Guide

While building my side project RLaaS (a multi-tenant rate limiting service in Go), I needed a simple and secure way to authenticate users — ideally using their existing Google accounts. That’s when I decided to…

google-cloud-consoleoauth2golanggoogle-oauth
7 minEN
MAY 142025

Designing a Scalable Rate Limiter: Algorithms, Architecture, and Distributed Challenges

Introduction In today’s internet-scale applications, controlling how often a user or system can hit your API isn’t optional — it’s survival. Rate limiting acts as the first line of defense against abuse, outages, and…

distributed-systemssoftware-developmentsoftware-engineeringrate-limiting
8 minEN
DEC 172024

Go Programlama ile MongoDB Bağlantısı: Başlangıç Rehberi

Son zamanlarda Go programlama diliyle ilgilenirken, proje içinde kullanacağım bir serviste MongoDB bağlantısı yapmakta birkaç hata ile karşılaştım. Bu hataları çözdükten sonra, hem yeni başlayanlar için yol gösterici…

golangmongomongodbgo
6 minTR
NOV 162024

Concurrency and Synchronization in Go: Using Goroutines, Mutex, and WaitGroup

Recently, while researching various topics related to Go, one of the areas I’ve focused on the most is concurrency. In this article, I will discuss Go’s approach to concurrency, its tools in this area, and its…

golangconcurrency
5 minEN
OCT 192024

CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation): Detaylı Bir İnceleme

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cqrs-command-query-responsibility-segregation/ Yazılım mimarilerinde sürdürülebilir, modüler ve ölçeklenebilir sistemler geliştirmek oldukça kritik bir hedeftir. Daha önce Onion…

cqrs-patterndesign-patterns
5 minTR