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Miaosha is a high-concurrency “flash sale” (秒杀) demo that explores how to design a backend capable of withstanding extreme, bursty traffic during limited-time events. It illustrates patterns like cache-first reads for hot data, request rate limiting, and asynchronous order processing to protect databases under load. The project demonstrates stock deduction strategies designed to avoid overselling, combining pre-decrement in cache with reliable persistence and message-driven confirmation....

OpenUnderwriter is an open source software house specialising in the development of IT solutions for the insurance market. Specialists in the areas of eBusiness and component based development, the team has developed technology for a number of major insurance companies. The OpenUnderwriter platform has been collaboratively developed by some of the best technical brains in the Insurance Industry and offers a viable alternative to traditional solutions. To date, OpenUnderwriter has been...

easyrec is a recommender system that aims for easy integration of recommendations into web applications. It has a web based admin tool, and its recommendation engine is accessible through a REST API, providing methods like 'other users also bought'