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Why CQRS and Event Sourcing Are Gaining Ground in High-Concurrency Web Systems

In web app development company boardrooms, architects and engineers are debating old assumptions. Scaling up isn’t just about faster servers or better caching anymore. It’s about reshaping how systems think. CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) and Event Sourcing are no longer fringe ideas. They’re becoming default choices in high-concurrency systems where consistency, auditability, and performance […]

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2025-09-02 (first published: )

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The Decoded Value

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