16 guides
Comparisons
Compare REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and tRPC on performance, type safety, tooling, and real-world adoption. Data-driven guide to choosing the right API style.
Developer tools & API operations · · 10 min read
Explainers
Zero trust API security in 2026 — identity-first design, mTLS, secretless credentials, machine identity, AI-specific risks, and implementation patterns.
Identity & security · Developer tools & API operations · · 7 min read
Explainers
API gateway patterns for microservices — routing, auth, rate limiting, and aggregation. Compare Kong, Zuplo, Envoy, and Traefik for 2026 architectures.
Developer tools & API operations · · 9 min read
Explainers
Implement API idempotency to prevent duplicate payments and charges. The idempotency key pattern, storage implementation, Stripe's model, and common gotchas.
Developer tools & API operations · · 14 min read
Comparisons
Compare API pagination patterns — cursor, offset, and keyset. Performance benchmarks, consistency guarantees, implementation code, and when to use each in 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 14 min read
Comparisons
API-first vs code-first in 2026: OpenAPI, tRPC, and FastAPI compared. When design-first pays off and when TypeScript type inference beats a formal spec.
Developer tools & API operations · · 11 min read
Tutorials
Multi-tenant API architecture in 2026 — database isolation strategies, tenant-aware routing, authorization, rate limiting, and data isolation patterns.
Developer tools & API operations · · 6 min read
Tutorials
Build reliable webhooks: HMAC signing, retry queues, idempotent consumers, and delivery guarantees. Best practices from Stripe, GitHub, and Svix for 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 10 min read
Explainers
Design APIs for mobile apps: reduce round trips, minimize payloads, handle unreliable connections, and implement offline-first sync patterns for 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 11 min read
Comparisons
Compare GraphQL and REST: performance, type safety, caching, complexity, and real-world tradeoffs. When to use GraphQL, REST, or both in the same product.
Developer tools & API operations · · 10 min read
Explainers
An honest assessment of HATEOAS and hypermedia-driven APIs. Why most APIs ignore it, when it actually helps, and practical alternatives for API discoverability.
Developer tools & API operations · · 9 min read
Explainers
How edge computing is reshaping API design — edge functions, data at the edge, global latency, caching patterns, and when to use edge vs origin in 2026.
Developer tools & API operations · · 8 min read
Explainers
The lasting impact of serverless on API design in 2026 — event-driven patterns, pay-per-use economics, cold starts solved, and the new serverless landscape.
Developer tools & API operations · · 8 min read
Tutorials
Design predictable REST APIs with current HTTP semantics, precise status codes, machine-readable errors, pagination, PATCH formats, and explicit version policies.
Developer tools & API operations · · 7 min read
Explainers
How microservices communicate in 2026 — REST, gRPC, message queues, event streaming, and hybrid patterns. When to choose sync vs async API communication.
Developer tools & API operations · · 7 min read
Comparisons
WebSockets, SSE, and long polling compared in 2026 — latency, browser support, scaling, and implementation patterns for real-time data in production apps.
Developer tools & API operations · · 10 min read
