Mastering Fault Tolerance with Resilience4J: Exploring Rate Limiter, Bulkhead and Retry

Introduction When it comes to building resilient, high-performing web applications, developers need a toolbox that can handle a variety of scenarios. Two such tools offered by the Resilience4J library are the Rate Limiter and the Bulkhead. Both of these modules provide different methods of improving system stability and performance, but Read more

By Enrico Homann, ago

Enhancing Fault Tolerance and Load Distribution in Distributed Java WebApps Using Resilience4J Rate Limiter

Introduction In the constantly evolving world of web applications, fault tolerance and load distribution are no longer luxuries – they are necessities. Today’s digital ecosystem is characterized by high traffic volumes and the need for seamless user experiences, irrespective of the load on the system. As developers, we must ensure Read more

By Enrico Homann, ago

Non-blocking HTTP I/O: A Necessity for High-performance Web Applications (2023)

Introduction The rapid growth and evolution of web applications have brought forth an increasing demand for high-performance, scalable, and resilient systems. One critical aspect of achieving these goals is embracing non-blocking HTTP I/O in web afpplications. Non-blocking I/O is a technique that allows multiple tasks to be performed concurrently without Read more

By Enrico Homann, ago

Analyzing Deadlocks in Wildfly

Abstract This best-practice article is about analyzing and fixing potential concurrency issues in the Wildfly Java Application Server. Concurrency problems can cause headaches, but multi-threading and process synchronisation is not rocket science, nor witchcraft. In a deterministic machine everything has a cause. Symptoms Requests to a WebApp crashes the whole Read more

By Enrico Homann, ago