MirahLabs Engineering Blog
Technical insights, tutorials, and architectures written by our design and backend engineers.
Cache Invalidation Strategies: Write-Through, Write-Behind, and Cache-Aside
There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and gaming names. Demystify write-through, write-behind, and cache-aside patterns.
API Versioning Strategies: URL, Header, and Media Type Versioning Compared
Changing API behaviors can break client integrations. Compare URL-based, custom header, and content-negotiation API versioning strategies.
WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events vs Long Polling: Real-Time Web Comparison
Real-time features require different transport mechanisms depending on communication pattern, browser support requirements, and scale. Compare WebSockets, SSE, and long polling with concrete Flask examples.
Platform Engineering: Building an Internal Developer Platform
Platform engineering builds the infrastructure and tooling that lets application teams ship faster and safer. Learn how to design an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) with self-service provisioning and golden paths.
Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters) in Python Flask
Hexagonal architecture separates your business logic from infrastructure concerns. Learn how to structure Flask applications with clean boundaries between domain, application, and infrastructure layers.
Zero Trust Security Architecture for Cloud-Native Applications
Zero Trust replaces the 'trust but verify' perimeter model with 'never trust, always verify.' Learn how to implement Zero Trust principles using mTLS, identity-aware proxies, and micro-segmentation.