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Backend Engineering

APIs, authentication, databases, queues, serverless and production backend systems

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API Design
beginner
Design a RESTful API following best practices
Auth & Authorisation
intermediate
Implement JWT auth with refresh tokens
Database Integration
intermediate
Use an ORM (Prisma, SQLAlchemy, Drizzle)
Backend Performance
advanced
Implement Redis caching for hot data
Microservices Patterns
advanced
Decompose a monolith into microservices
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Your Go application is probably logging too much
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Your Go application is probably logging too much
More logs don’t mean more visibility — often the opposite Continue reading on Stackademic »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
How to implement scheduler/cron the right way?
I already posted this on r/nestjs but decided to post here. I implemented a scheduler that fetches the entire record except the already processed one and proces
I Reviewed 20 Production Incidents. Same 4 Mistakes Every Time.
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
I Reviewed 20 Production Incidents. Same 4 Mistakes Every Time.
Pattern recognition is the real skill. Here’s what backend engineers keep doing wrong under pressure Continue reading on Stackademic »
Madar: 78% fewer tokens on a real backend
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Madar: 78% fewer tokens on a real backend
A measured result, and what it does and doesn’t prove. Continue reading on Medium »
The backend scaling problems tutorials never mention
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The backend scaling problems tutorials never mention
The backend scaling problems tutorials never mention until production breaks Continue reading on CodeX »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Looking for code review, advice on my first few projects
Hi! I'm a high school student who have been doing competitive programming as a small hobby for about two to three years. Recently, I've been trying to build som
Your Spring Boot API Is Probably Handling Exceptions Wrong — Here’s the Fix
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Your Spring Boot API Is Probably Handling Exceptions Wrong — Here’s the Fix
Your APIs Shouldn’t Crash Like This in Production — Build Cleaner, Safer, and Debuggable Spring Boot Error Handling Instead. Continue reading on Javarevisited »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Need advice
I want to become a backend developer, but before focusing too much on frameworks or tools, I want to properly understand the first principles and core concepts
Go 1.25 & 1.26: Practical Features That Actually Make Your Code Better
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Go 1.25 & 1.26: Practical Features That Actually Make Your Code Better
If you’ve been writing Go for a while, you know the drill: each release brings solid, incremental improvements rather than flashy syntax… Continue reading on Me
Database Migrations: Everything a Backend Dev Needs in One Article
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Database Migrations: Everything a Backend Dev Needs in One Article
This is the single article I wish had existed when I first opened an Alembic file and had no idea what was happening. Continue reading on Medium »
Complete .NET Full Stack Interview Guide — Real Questions Asked at Mphasis
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Complete .NET Full Stack Interview Guide — Real Questions Asked at Mphasis
Recently, many developers appearing for senior .NET Full Stack interviews are being evaluated not only on coding skills but also on… Continue reading on Medium
Cómo configurar java-google-style.xml en IntelliJ IDEA paso a paso
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Cómo configurar java-google-style.xml en IntelliJ IDEA paso a paso
En un proyecto Java, mantener un estilo de código consistente es muy importante, sobre todo cuando trabajamos en equipo o cuando queremos… Continue reading on M
You’ve Been Using Git Wrong — And You’re Not Alone
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You’ve Been Using Git Wrong — And You’re Not Alone
The first time I broke a production branch, I sat there staring at the terminal for three full minutes. Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Claude Wrote a NestJS Service. TypeScript Was Happy. ESLint Found 6 Security Holes.
In a 700-function benchmark across 5 AI models , Claude's vulnerability rate was 65–75%. A well-structured NestJS service with correct decorators and typed DTOs
The Software Developer Terms Beginners Need to Know to Communicate Clearly
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The Software Developer Terms Beginners Need to Know to Communicate Clearly
A practical guide to the web development vocabulary every beginner should understand — to communicate better, debug faster, and work more… Continue reading on M
.NET in 2026 — Is It Still Worth Learning?
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.NET in 2026 — Is It Still Worth Learning?
The honest answer for developers who want to build real things Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
⚡ Why C Language Still Matters in Today’s Tech World
Even in the age of modern programming languages, C continues to be a foundational pillar in the world of technology. Here’s why C language remains highly releva
Day 19 — Error Handling in JavaScript (Because Real Applications Break)
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Day 19 — Error Handling in JavaScript (Because Real Applications Break)
“One of the biggest differences between beginner code and production code is not whether errors happen, but how gracefully applications… Continue reading on Med
Everyone Laughs At JSP In 2026. That’s Exactly Why Java Still Wins
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Everyone Laughs At JSP In 2026. That’s Exactly Why Java Still Wins
A Reddit post just dropped laughing at JSP in 2026, and honestly, I laughed too for a second. Continue reading on Medium »
Patrones de Diseño en Java
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Patrones de Diseño en Java
Los patrones de diseño son soluciones reutilizables a problemas comunes en el desarrollo de software. En Java, dominar estos patrones es… Continue reading on Me
I Was Wasting 20 Minutes Every Time I Needed to Save Images From a Website. Then I Built This.
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
I Was Wasting 20 Minutes Every Time I Needed to Save Images From a Website. Then I Built This.
Meet SnapSave — the browser extension that finds every image on any page and lets you bulk-download them in seconds. Continue reading on Medium »
Accept Interfaces, Return Structs: The Golden Rule of Go Design
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Accept Interfaces, Return Structs: The Golden Rule of Go Design
Hey Everyone, Welcome to the New Blog. In today’s blog we are going to learn about The Golden Rule of Go Design. So without wasting time… Continue reading on Me
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
software engineers help me ! I don't know where to start
so i'm a software engineering student , i feel so frustrated right now because all my classmates are either already working in the field , knowing many technica
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
c++ terminal library
so im making a TUI to learn more cpp (i have experience) and i need a library to do it, but nothing fancy just the fastest one that can give me input and displa
Why I Started Learning Go as a Python Backend Developer
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Why I Started Learning Go as a Python Backend Developer
Python didn’t stop working. It just stopped being enough for one specific problem. Continue reading on Medium »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Only a question
I want to become a better programmer, mainly in backend and systems. I already know some Python and JavaScript. Should I learn Rust, Go, or C++ next? submitted
Por Onde Começar a Estudar Delphi? Três Recursos Essenciais para Iniciantes.
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Por Onde Começar a Estudar Delphi? Três Recursos Essenciais para Iniciantes.
Iniciar os estudos em qualquer linguagem de programação pode parecer desafiador, e com o Delphi não é diferente. Continue reading on Medium »
Interface vs Abstract Class vs Trait in PHP — When Each One Actually Earns Its Keep
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Interface vs Abstract Class vs Trait in PHP — When Each One Actually Earns Its Keep
A decision framework for choosing the right abstraction, instead of reaching for whichever one feels most “professional.” Continue reading on Medium »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Backend development road map
hey, i've been learning programming for almost two months now, and i'm really interested in backend development, i started with python, and a few days ago i fin
11 Go Libraries That Made Me 10x More Productive
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
11 Go Libraries That Made Me 10x More Productive
I love Go because it gets out of your way. Continue reading on Medium »
The SQLite Pattern Most Python Tutorials Never Teach You
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The SQLite Pattern Most Python Tutorials Never Teach You
I’ve reviewed a lot of Python projects over the years — from beginners sharing their first database-backed scripts to intermediate… Continue reading on Medium »
Async Request Processing in Spring Boot with CompletableFuture
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Async Request Processing in Spring Boot with CompletableFuture
For a Spring Boot endpoint, asynchronous request processing lets the original servlet thread step away while slow downstream I/O continues… Continue reading on
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Best way to learn nest
Hello everyone, I am currently doing my internship and I'm working on a project that uses nestjs for the backend. Working on the project helped me a lot and I s
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Rate Limiting in Python Web Applications
Modern web applications live in a hostile environment. APIs are constantly exposed to abuse, bots attempt credential stuffing attacks… Continue reading on Mediu
Database Connection Pooling vs DbContext Pooling in .NET
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Database Connection Pooling vs DbContext Pooling in .NET
When working with Entity Framework Core, many developers confuse database connection pooling with DbContext pooling. Although both improve… Continue reading on
Can JavaScript Become a Planned Runtime?
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Can JavaScript Become a Planned Runtime?
A study of AOT compilation, computation graphs, memory planning, and concurrency scheduling Continue reading on ITNEXT »
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Got my first job through open source
After grinding DSA left and right and always failing to crack the HR round because of my tier 3 college background, I finally landed a job through direct referr
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Number Guessing Game (FreeCodeCamp) – “Welcome back” test not passing even though logic looks correct
I’m stuck on the FreeCodeCamp Number Guessing Game project and everything works except this test case: If that username has been used before, it should print We
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
what are the best libraries for making a website with python?
What are the best libraries for a production level website like it made a mvp few days ago and got real feedback then made v2 by improving some things and now i
Reddit r/learnprogramming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
What do you think of this roadmap for becoming a backend developer?
MY STACK: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker, Redis MONTH 1 — Python core + tools - Variables, types, conditions, loops, functions - Lists, dict, sets, files,
The False Divide Between Frontend, Backend and Quality
Medium · AI 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The False Divide Between Frontend, Backend and Quality
Over the years, one thing I’ve noticed repeatedly across engineering organisations is how differently frontend and backend quality are… Continue reading on Code
Your .NET API Is Leaking And You Don’t Even Know It
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Your .NET API Is Leaking And You Don’t Even Know It
I reviewed 12 open-source .NET projects last month. 9 of them had this exact problem. Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The Complete AWS Certified Developer Syllabus — A Beginner’s Roadmap
“A structured 10-week study plan for the DVA-C02 exam — from zero cloud experience to exam-ready” Continue reading on Medium »
The Laravel Middleware Nobody Talks About (But Every Production App Should Have)
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
The Laravel Middleware Nobody Talks About (But Every Production App Should Have)
Rate limiting per user and per IP, suspicious request detection, force HTTPS, maintenance mode bypass tokens, content security policy… Continue reading on Mediu
Why I Stopped Using interface{} in Go (And What I Use Instead)
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Why I Stopped Using interface{} in Go (And What I Use Instead)
Generics, type switches, and the honest truth about when the empty interface is actually fine. Continue reading on Medium »
Why Top Tech Giants Are Really Ditching Go in 2026–10 Brutal Truths
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Why Top Tech Giants Are Really Ditching Go in 2026–10 Brutal Truths
Alright, hey there, coding buddies and anyone who just loves geeking out over tech!  Let’s dive into something a little spicy, something… Continue reading on M
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
FastAPI vs Node.js
“Everyone told me Express would win. The benchmarks said so. Hacker News said so. My own CTO said so. Then I put both in production and… Continue reading on Med
Go Routines Look Simple — But Here Is Where Every Developer Gets Them Wrong
Medium · Programming 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago
Go Routines Look Simple — But Here Is Where Every Developer Gets Them Wrong
A service I built once had a subtle bug buried inside a request handler. Every incoming call launched a goroutine. The goroutine read from… Continue reading on