Thomas Johnson

Co-founder and CTO at Multiplayer, with 30+ years of experience as a backend developer building large-scale distributed software (and robots!)

New York, US Joined on May 2, 2024 https://www.multiplayer.app/

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Thomas Johnson

Sep 4

REST API Testing Fundamentals

#restapi #webdev #programming #testing

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 24

Build It, Ship It, Watch It Burn: How to Monitor Your API Properly

#api #monitoring #devops #performance

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 17

Tired of Chasing Bugs? Start Using Distributed Tracing Properly

#testing #webdev #distributedsystems #productivity

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 10

What DevOps Got Wrong and How Platform Engineering Will Fix It

#devops #idp #platformengineering #webdev

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 3

Managing API Versioning and Lifecycle [Part 3]

#api #performance #webdev

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 2

Implementing Robust API Security Measures [Part 2]

#api #performance #security

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jul 1

Optimizing API Performance and Request Handling [Part 1]

#api #performance #webdev

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 19

If you Think Good Architecture is Expensive, try Bad Architecture

#architecture #webdev #agile #productivity

6 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 12

3 Features Every Debugging Tool Should Have

#testing #architecture #backend #tooling

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 5

Understanding Technical Debt in Modernization Efforts

#webdev #programming #softwaredevelopment #development

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

May 16

AI, Platforms, and DX: What Should You Actually Invest In?

#ai #dx #webdev #productivity

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

May 9

REST Is Easy Until It Isn’t. Modern API Paradigms Explained

#api #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Apr 24

System Design vs. Software Design: Stop Arguing, Start Architecting

#beginners #systemdesign #architecture #webdev

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Apr 18

Operational Architecture: Control and Application Planes

#webdev #programming #saas #beginners

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Apr 11

Identifying Code That Needs Refactoring

#refactoring #softwaredevelopment #beginners #programming

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Apr 3

Backend Software Engineers are Designers and Artists Too

#softwaredevelopment #backend #design #systemdesign

5 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Mar 27

Improving Developer Onboarding: Best Practices

#softwaredevelopment #programming #documentation #beginners

9 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Mar 24

Why I don’t (and won’t) miss whiteboards

#softwaredevelopment #architecture #diagram #systemdesign

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Mar 20

Whiteboards Were Great… Until They Weren’t

#softwaredevelopment #architecture #diagram #systemdesign

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Mar 14

On-Premises Architecture Solutions

#architecture #softwaredevelopment #webdev #systemdesign

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Mar 5

Essential Components of Effective Software Design Documents

#softwaredevelopment #architecture #documentation

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Feb 27

Designing APIs with Users in Mind

#api #softwaredevelopment #webdev #beginners

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Feb 18

Understanding Monolithic Design for Modern Software

#webdev #programming #beginners #architecture

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Feb 13

Core Principles of Platform Engineering

#webdev #platformengineering #api #devops

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Feb 6

The Power of Test Automation

#softwaredevelopment #testing #webdev #qa

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Feb 4

Understanding Technical Debt: Core Concepts

#techdebt #softwaredevelopment #architecture #documentation

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jan 28

How to Prevent Devs from Rolling Their Eyes at Docs

#documentation #softwaredevelopment #webdev #devrel

6 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jan 21

5 Habits of High-Functioning Development Teams

#softwaredevelopment #devrel #productivity #webdev

7 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jan 14

Devs Need to Invest More in Visual Communication

#webdev #devrel #softwaredevelopment #productivity

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jan 7

6 Best Practices Every Backend Dev Should Know

#backend #webdev #productivity #softwaredevelopment

6 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Dec 30 '24

Multi-player Mode is Everywhere, Even in Dev Tools

#webdev #programming #productivity #softwaredevelopment

5 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Dec 26 '24

Unpacking Technical Debt: The Types Every Dev Should Know

#techdebt #architecture #documentation #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Dec 18 '24

Don’t Just Draw It, Design It: Making System Diagrams Useful

#systemdesign #architecture #microservices #distributedsystems

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Dec 12 '24

From Lone Architects to Team Players: How System Design Has Evolved

#systemdesign #architecture #softwaredevelopment #distributedsystems

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Dec 6 '24

Observability 2.0: Rethinking Debugging

#devtool #observability #devex

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Nov 22 '24

How and why to choose a multi-cloud architecture

#systemdesign #architecture #cloud

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Oct 10 '24

Application Dependency Mapping: A Real-World Example

#systemdesign #architecture #softwaredevelopment #devops

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Oct 10 '24

Creating effective system architecture diagrams is a critical skill

#systemdesign #architecture #diagram #softwaredevelopment

5 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Sep 11 '24

Understanding Backend Architecture

#backend #systemdesign #architecture #microservices

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Aug 26 '24

3 System Design Patterns to Know: Ambassador, Circuit Breaker, and CQRS

#webdev #architecture #backend

5 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Aug 26 '24

Scalability: Building Systems That Grow

#architecture #systemdesign #webdev

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Aug 26 '24

System architecture is the backbone of any software system

#systemdesign #architecture #design

2 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 8 '24

Mastering Software Architecture: The Indispensable Role of Diagrams

#systemdesign #webdev #microservices #architecture

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 7 '24

The Art of Creating Microservice Diagrams

#microservices #systemdesign #distributedsystems #webdev

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 6 '24

Enterprise Architecture (EA) - Aligning Business goals and IT Infrastructure

#enterprise #softwareengineering #architecture #management

4 min read

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Thomas Johnson

Jun 6 '24

Why API Flow Diagrams are Needed

#api #softwaredevelopment #systemdesign #beginners

5 min read

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Thomas Johnson

May 7 '24

Why Microservices? Exploring the Architectural Benefits for Developers

#microservices #designpatterns #architecture #distributedsystems

3 min read

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Thomas Johnson

May 2 '24

Navigating the Complexity of Distributed Systems: A Practical Guide

#systemdesign #softwaredevelopment #distributedsystems #architecture

4 min read

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