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Workflow Should be Code, but Durable Execution is NOT the ONLY way

Today I read an article by Maxim Fateev, “The Fallacy of the Graph: Why Your Next Workflow Should Be Code, Not a Diagram.” Many of his…

Aug 20, 2025

Aug 20, 2025

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Why Modern Workflow Frameworks Are Essential for Today’s Backend Engineering

In the rapidly evolving landscape of software development, workflow frameworks have emerged as crucial tools for engineering teams building…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

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iWF Overview for Temporal Users-Part1: Programming Model Difference

This blog post series is for developers who are familiar with Temporal, to have a quick overview of what Indeed Workflow Framework (iWF)…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

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14 “Modern” Backend Software Design Patterns with Indeed Workflow Framework(iWF) on Temporal

These are all the iWF design patterns that Indeed engineering teams have been using to power millions of workflow executions every single…

Apr 24, 2025

Apr 24, 2025

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Why I created Indeed Workflow Framework(iWF)

Recently I made the two posts about iWF:

Dec 30, 2022

Why I created Indeed Workflow Framework(iWF)

Dec 30, 2022

iWF Overview for Temporal Users-Part2: Architectural Difference

This blog continues on Part1 Programming Model difference to summarize the differences in high level.

Apr 25, 2025

iWF Overview for Temporal Users-Part2: Architectural Difference

Apr 25, 2025

Wait For State Completion Design Pattern in iWF

In modern distributed systems, coordinating between clients and long-running background workflow executions presents significant…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Graceful Timeout Design Pattern in iWF

In workflow automation, timeout management is a critical concern. Workflows can sometimes encounter unexpected delays or get stuck in…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Concurrency Control Design Pattern in iWF

This Pattern establishes a hierarchical relationship between coordinating workflows (parents) and child workflows (usually for processing…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Parallel Execution Design Pattern in iWF

In the world of workflow automation, efficiency is often measured by how quickly and effectively tasks can be completed. Sequential…

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Long Quanzheng

Long Quanzheng

Principal Software Engineer at Indeed. All opinions are on my own. Creator of iWF. Evangelist of Cadence/Temporal workflow engines

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