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⚡ AI Lessons
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5d ago
The Token Bucket Algorithm: Build Server-Side API Rate Limiting in ~40 Lines
The Token Bucket Algorithm: Server-Side API Rate Limiting in ~40 Lines Plenty of tutorials...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1w ago
HTTP Caching for APIs: Cache-Control, max-age, and stale-while-revalidate
Most API teams reach for a Redis cache or a CDN long before they've spent the one HTTP header that...
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⚡ AI Lesson
2w ago
Correlation IDs: Trace a Single Request Across Every Service in Your API
The Problem: One Request, Five Services, Zero Clues A user reports that "saving their...
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🔧 Backend Engineering
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3w ago
Async APIs: The 202 Accepted + Polling Pattern for Long-Running Operations
Some API requests can't finish in time for a single HTTP response. Generating a report, transcoding a...
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⚡ AI Lesson
3w ago
API Mocking: Build and Test Against Endpoints That Don't Exist Yet
Stop Blocking on the Backend: API Mocking for Faster Frontend Development Every team has...
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⚡ AI Lesson
4w ago
Contract Testing: Catch Breaking API Changes Before Your Consumers Do
Ever shipped a backend change that passed every test, only to wake up to a frontend on fire? The API...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Stop Inventing Your Own API Error Format: Use RFC 9457 Problem Details
Stop Inventing Your Own API Error Format: Use RFC 9457 Problem Details Every API...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The One API Pattern That Prevents Duplicate Payments (and Worse)
You hit "Submit Order" and nothing happens. The spinner just spins. Is it processing? Did the request...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The API Pattern That Prevents Duplicate Charges (and Worse)
Network requests fail. Timeouts happen. Clients retry. And without idempotency keys, a single payment...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Cursor-Based Pagination: Why OFFSET Is Killing Your API (and How to Fix It)
Cursor-based pagination is one of those API design decisions that seems trivial until your dataset...
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: How to Make Your API Requests Safe to Retry
Idempotency Keys: How to Make Your API Requests Safe to Retry Networks fail. Servers time...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: How to Make Your API Calls Safe to Retry
Idempotency Keys: How to Make Your API Calls Safe to Retry Network failures happen. A...
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The API Pattern That Saves You From Duplicate Payments and Phantom Records
Idempotency Keys: The API Pattern That Saves You From Duplicate Payments and Phantom...
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The API Safety Net You're Probably Not Using
You hit "Submit Order" and the network drops mid-request. Did the charge go through? Should you...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The One API Pattern That Prevents Duplicate Charges and Phantom Orders
Idempotency Keys: The One API Pattern That Prevents Duplicate Charges and Phantom...
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The API Safety Net You Probably Aren't Using
Idempotency Keys: The API Safety Net You Probably Aren't Using Network failures happen at...
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The Simple Trick That Prevents Duplicate Payments and Ghost Orders
Idempotency Keys: The Simple Trick That Prevents Duplicate Payments and Ghost...
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1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The Simple Pattern That Prevents Duplicate API Requests
Idempotency Keys: The Simple Pattern That Prevents Duplicate API Requests If you've ever...
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1mo ago
Webhook Verification: How to Validate Every Incoming Request (and Why You Must)
Webhook Verification: How to Validate Every Incoming Request (and Why You Must) Webhooks...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Idempotency Keys: The Safety Net Every Mutation API Needs
Network failures happen. A user clicks "Pay" and their connection drops mid-request. Your retry logic...
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Handling API Rate Limits Gracefully: Retry Logic, Exponential Backoff, and the Headers You're Ignoring
Handling API Rate Limits Gracefully: Retry Logic, Exponential Backoff, and the Headers...
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🤖 AI Agents & Automation
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1mo ago
Make Your REST API Callable by Claude: A Practical MCP Primer
If your API ships an OpenAPI spec but no MCP endpoint, agents like Claude, Cursor, and Continue can't actually call it. Here's what MCP is, what it isn't, and h
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1mo ago
How to Onboard New Developers to Your API in Under 10 Minutes
Stop losing half a day every time a new developer joins your team. Here's how to set up your API so anyone can be productive in under 10 minutes.
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1mo ago
Stop writing API integration code from scratch — generate it in 26 languages instantly
Every time you integrate a new API, someone on your team writes the same boilerplate again. curl...
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