Best Practices in API Design with Node.js & Express.js
Introduction: Why Most APIs Fail Before They Scale 🚨 You can build an API that works today… and still be building a broken system tomorrow. Many APIs fail not...
Introduction: Why Most APIs Fail Before They Scale 🚨 You can build an API that works today… and still be building a broken system tomorrow. Many APIs fail not...
REST APIs are everywhere — from web apps to mobile apps and microservices. If you’re learning backend or frontend development, understanding REST APIs and HTTP...
Most backend bugs don’t happen because developers are careless; they happen because APIs are easy to misuse. If an API allows the wrong thing, someone will even...
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This post is for you if you can answer 'yes' to all/most of the questions below: You've built APIs before or at least consumed them. You've heard the 'REST vs G...
Getting Started - Log in to your dev.to account. - Go to Settings → Account. - Scroll down to the DEV API Keys section. - Generate a new key and copy it somewh...
There’s nothing quite like the sinking feeling when you realize your shiny new API change just broke half of your clients in production. Been there. More than o...
🧠 Why These HTTP Methods Matter In REST APIs, HTTP methods are not just syntax. They define: - API behavior - Client expectations - Data integrity - Error han...
API Design Best Practices A well‑designed API is the foundation of any successful application. This guide covers best practices for designing RESTful APIs that...
REST vs GraphQL in the Real World: Practical Trade‑offs If you’ve spent time building APIs for real products, you’ve probably heard the pitch for GraphQL: no m...
Healthcare data has historically been locked inside fragmented, proprietary systems. For developers, getting these different platforms to communicate has been a...
Building APIs That Don’t Rot: Lessons from Shipping Production Systems in C API Design: Pragmatism Over Purity REST is great on paper, but most real APIs end up...