#Api-Design
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10 software essays that changed how I think
The writer says these essays changed his engineering mindset by shaping how he chooses technology, handles input, avoids rewrites, thinks about architecture, improves APIs, and frames his career.
EP118: What are the differences among database locks?
A five-topic system design refresher: database lock types, six pagination techniques, MVC-family architecture patterns, what happens on a URL request, and QR code payments.
How to Write API Documentation That Developers Will Love
The article argues that API documentation is the main interface to an API and should help developers understand, use, and keep using it through clear, structured, accessible, and updated content.
Essential Skills Every Back-End Developer Needs
The article lists six back-end skills: database management, RESTful API design, caching, security, logging and monitoring, and background processing, and ties them to secure, scalable, reliable applications.
A Better Way To Code: Documentation Driven Development
The article argues that writing documentation first can clarify API shape and project scope before code is implemented, often reducing later refactors and helping teams communicate requirements more clearly.
Authentication for Single Page Apps
The post argues that single-page app authentication works better when authorization and session creation are modeled as separate API concerns. It presents Torii as an Ember.js abstraction for composable providers, sessions, and adapters.
Someone Save Us From REST
Rob Conery argues that REST debates have become obsessive and pedantic, with people weaponizing definitions, quotations, and status updates like PATCH while losing sight of practical API design.