Blogs
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Build clean, predictable REST APIs with proper URL structure, HTTP methods, pagination, filtering, and scalable design patterns.
Learn how production backends structure requests using handlers, services, repositories, middleware, and request context to build clean, scalable, and maintainable systems.
Validations and Transformations in API Design
Master authentication and authorization fundamentals: historical context, sessions, JWTs, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, RBAC, and security best practices for building secure backend systems.
Master serialization fundamentals: JSON, data formats, cross-language communication, and OSI model context for robust backend systems.
Master HTTP routing: static and dynamic routes, path vs query parameters, nested resources, versioning, and catch-all handlers for scalable APIs.
Master HTTP fundamentals: methods, headers, status codes, CORS, caching & TLS to build reliable, scalable backend systems.
Learn what a backend is, how requests flow through DNS, firewalls & servers, and why backend logic can't live in the frontend.