...It orchestrates rendering of articles, live blogs, and interactive pieces while integrating advertising, analytics, identity, and paywall-adjacent features. The codebase coordinates with upstream content APIs, image services, and media platforms to compose pages dynamically with caching and edge-friendly layouts. Operationally, it’s engineered for high traffic spikes—breaking news or live sports—through aggressive caching strategies, feature switches, and robust fault isolation between services. The project reflects a long-running evolution from a monolith toward a service-oriented architecture, with portions moved to separate rendering services and modern front-end stacks while this repo remains the glue for core routes and legacy paths.