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GraphQL: An Honest Take After the Hype Cycle

The specific problem it solves brilliantly, the five bills itemized — resolver N+1s, forfeited HTTP caching, query-surface DoS, field-level auth, the toolchain — and the BFF alternative most teams actually need.

Backend 5 min read

The REST API Checklist I Wish Every Integration Had

From both sides of hundreds of integrations: honest status codes, RFC 7807 errors with trace IDs, cursor pagination, idempotency and versioning posture, and the DX multipliers that halve support tickets.

Backend 4 min read

API Versioning Without the Regret

The ladder from additive changes to real versions: tolerance rules that make 90% of changes free, deprecated-field telemetry, Sunset headers, brown-outs, and the internal-API discount.