Architecture
GraphQL Federation: Splitting a Schema Without Splitting Teams
A practical guide to GraphQL Federation for breaking up a monolithic schema across services without duplicating resolvers or gateway logic.
·4 min read
Tags
API Design
18 articles · Page 1 of 2
Backend
Idempotency Keys in Practice: Making Retries Safe
How to design and implement idempotency keys so retried requests never double-charge, double-send, or double-create resources.
·5 min read
Backend
Contract-First API Design with OpenAPI and TypeScript
Stop letting your API spec drift from your implementation — define the contract first, generate types for both sides, and let the compiler catch the gaps.
·4 min read
Backend
Building Type-Safe GraphQL APIs with Code Generation
A practical guide to end-to-end type safety in GraphQL with schema-first code generation: typed resolvers, client query types and no runtime mismatches.
·3 min read
Backend
API Rate Limiting: Algorithms and Implementation
A deep dive into token bucket, sliding window and leaky bucket rate limiting, with distributed implementations in Redis and practical middleware patterns.
·4 min read
Tutorials
Building a Full-Stack Type-Safe API with tRPC and Next.js
A complete tutorial on end-to-end type-safe APIs with tRPC and the Next.js App Router: router setup, middleware, input validation and subscriptions.
·5 min read
Backend
Designing Idempotent APIs: Safely Retrying Failed Requests
Build idempotent API endpoints that retry safely using idempotency keys, database constraints and state machines — payments, orders and webhooks.
·4 min read
Backend
Designing Efficient Pagination for Large Datasets
Compare offset, cursor and keyset pagination with practical implementations: performance characteristics, trade-offs and where each one fits your API.
·4 min read
Tutorials
Building a GraphQL Server From Scratch
A step-by-step tutorial for a GraphQL server in TypeScript: schema design, resolvers, dataloaders against N+1, authentication, errors and deployment.
·4 min read
Tutorials
Building a Rate Limiter From Scratch
A step-by-step tutorial for rate limiters using token bucket, sliding window and fixed window — with TypeScript, Redis integration and production patterns.
·4 min read
Tutorials
Building a URL Shortener from Scratch
A step-by-step tutorial for a URL shortener with short code generation, redirect handling, click analytics and rate limiting — schema through API.
·5 min read
Backend
gRPC vs REST: When to Use What
A practical comparison of gRPC and REST for backend services: performance, developer experience, streaming, and the tradeoffs that decide between them.
·4 min read