Architecture
Event Sourcing in Practice: Patterns and Pitfalls
A practical guide to event sourcing — when to use it, how to implement event stores, build projections, handle schema evolution, and avoid common pitfalls.
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Tutorials
Building a REST API with Go and Chi
A hands-on tutorial for a production-ready REST API with Go and Chi: routing, middleware, JSON handling, error responses and graceful shutdown.
·6 min read
Backend
Data Modeling Patterns for Document Databases
Practical data modeling for MongoDB and document databases: embedding versus referencing, denormalization tradeoffs and schema evolution patterns.
·4 min read
Backend
Database Connection Management in Production
How to configure and monitor database connection pools — covering pool sizing, leak detection, failover handling, and common misconfiguration pitfalls.
·5 min read
Architecture
API Gateway Patterns for Microservices
How API gateways handle routing, authentication, rate limiting and response aggregation — and how to build or choose the right one.
·5 min read
Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Machine Learning for Backend Engineers
A practical introduction to machine learning concepts that backend engineers need when integrating ML models into production applications.
·4 min read
Backend
Rate Limiting Algorithms: Token Bucket and Beyond
A deep dive into rate limiting algorithms with implementations, trade-offs, and guidance on choosing the right approach for your API.
·4 min read
Backend
Idempotency in API Design: Safe Retries at Scale
Network failures mean requests get retried — idempotent API design makes processing the same request twice produce one result, not duplicate charges.
·4 min read
Backend
API Versioning Strategies: When and How to Version
Every API evolves — the question is whether you version through URL paths, headers or query parameters, and how you ship breaking changes safely.
·3 min read
Backend
Connection Pooling: Why Every Backend Needs It
Opening a new database connection per request is a silent performance killer — connection pools solve this with a managed set of reusable connections.
·3 min read
Architecture
GraphQL vs REST: Choosing the Right API Style
GraphQL isn't a REST replacement — it's an alternative with different trade-offs that matter depending on your client complexity, team size, and data shape.
·3 min read
Backend
WebSocket Fundamentals for Backend Developers
When HTTP polling isn't enough — a practical guide to WebSocket connections, message patterns, and production concerns like reconnection and scaling.
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