The Beginner's Guide to API Design: REST Principles Most Developers Get Wrong
Covering resource naming HTTP verbs status codes and hypermedia that make APIs intuitive
Is the Rust Rewrite Worth the Development Time?
Discussing the learning curve tax versus the runtime performance payoff
Implementing the BFF Pattern to Reduce Mobile Latency
Why you need a Backend for Frontend (BFF) to aggregate microservices
Dropping JSON for Protobufs in Internal Microservices
Debating internal service communication: JSON/REST vs Protobufs
Designing Idempotency Keys for Payment APIs
A lost response plus an automatic retry equals a double charge. How to design idempotency keys properly: client rules, a Postgres schema, atomic key claims, concurrent retries, crash recovery around external calls, and the edge cases.
Bun vs Node.js: Production Stability Benchmarks 2025
Real-world I/O benchmarks beyond Hello World; stability assessment
URL Aesthetics vs. Security: `/users/101` vs `/users/cuid`
Balancing clean URLs with the security risk of ID enumeration
When to Choose gRPC Over REST: A Performance-First Approach
Where gRPC's speed actually comes from (HTTP/2, Protocol Buffers, streaming), what a typed contract buys you, and the costs tutorials skip: load balancing, debugging, browser support, and schema evolution. Ends with a clear guide on when to choose gRPC and when REST is better.
