ArchitectureGuide
Migrating a Python or Node Service to Rust Incrementally
Move a Python or Node service to Rust one route at a time: the strangler approach with a proxy, shared contracts, parity tests, data ownership and when to stop.
14 min read
Topic
Architecture
How to carve a growing Rust codebase into crates and modules that a team can still reason about.
ArchitectureGuide
Refactoring With the Compiler in Rust Safely and Fast
Change a type or signature and let rustc list every place that must change. A method for safe large refactors: make the change, follow errors, keep tests green at each step.
16 min read
ArchitectureGuide
Command Pattern and Undo in Rust Built With Enums Explained
Implement undo and redo in Rust with the command pattern: commands as an enum, execute and undo methods, history stacks, merging, and a text editor example.
19 min read
Architecture
CQRS in Rust and Whether It Pays Off for You Compared
CQRS splits the model you write to from the model you read from. See the idea in Rust types, where it helps (different read shapes, scale) and where it only adds moving parts.
3 min read
ArchitectureGuide
Event Sourcing in Rust With a Small Working Example
Event sourcing stores changes as an append-only list of events and derives state by folding them. A small Rust example: events enum, aggregate, command handling, store and replay.
21 min read
Performance
Cache Invalidation Strategies for Rust Services Compared
Choose how a cache learns that data changed: TTL, explicit invalidation on write, versioned keys, events, stale while revalidate, and how to stop stampedes.
3 min read
Architecture
State Machines in Rust With Enums and Typestate Explained
Model states as an enum when they change at run time and as types when the order is known at compile time. See both versions of a connection and which one to pick.
3 min read
Testing
Testing Time Dependent Code in Rust With Injected Clocks
Make code that depends on the clock testable: pass the time in, define a Clock trait or closure, use a fake clock that you advance, and pause time in Tokio tests.
3 min read
Architecture
Public API Design for Rust Crates That Survive Releases
Decide what is public on purpose: small surface, private fields, builders, non_exhaustive types and re-exports. Check for accidental breakage with cargo-semver-checks.
3 min read
Databases
Repository Pattern in Rust and Whether You Need It
A repository hides the database behind a trait. See when that helps (testing, swapping stores) and when it only adds indirection, with a concrete trait, an SQLx impl and an in-memory fake.
3 min read
Databases
Soft Deletes and Audit Trails in a Rust Application
Implement soft deletes and audit trails in a Rust app: deleted_at columns, query defaults, partial unique indexes, history tables with triggers and privacy limits.
3 min read
Databases
Schema Design for a Rust Service Types That Match Columns
Design a database schema that matches your Rust types: NOT NULL and Option, enums, newtype ids, timestamps, money as integers and constraints that back up the compiler.
3 min read
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