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HOW GITHUB REBUILT THEIR PUSH PROCESSING SYSTEM

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GitHub revamped its code push handling system by transitioning from a single monolithic job to a decoupled architecture using Apache Kafka. This change involved breaking down the original large job into smaller, independent tasks based on dependencies and ownership. They improved reliability by enabling targeted retries and reduced latency by allowing parallel processing.