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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

Medium · Python
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1mo ago
Python Requests vs httpx vs aiohttp. I Benchmarked All 3 on Real Traffic
Same API endpoint. Same server. Same data. But the results were completely different. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
Why Your PDF Looks Fine on Screen but Blurry When Printed (Node.js)
We generate barcode PDFs using Puppeteer. One day, a client reported that barcodes aren’t scanning properly after printing. We checked the… Continue reading on

Medium · Python
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1mo ago
Dynamic Languages Solve Yesterday’s Problem
Dynamically typed languages made sense when the main bottleneck was a human typing code by hand. They reduced ceremony, shortened feedback… Continue reading on

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
Dynamic Languages Solve Yesterday’s Problem
Dynamically typed languages made sense when the main bottleneck was a human typing code by hand. They reduced ceremony, shortened feedback… Continue reading on
Reddit r/webdev
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1mo ago
I'm looking for an Android Studio template that build Apk from Html ?
HI people. I'm looking for a template like that. I made a simple Html note app by Claude and want to make it a propher Android app. I don't know coding. I don't

Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Cookies vs LocalStorage vs SessionStorage: Differences, Use Cases & Security
Understand the differences between cookies, localStorage, and sessionStorage — and when to use each Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
I Ditched FastAPI for Rust. Here’s What No One Tells You.
Building my first production-style API with Axum, Swagger, and structured logging — and what I learned about writing software that… Continue reading on Towards

Medium · LLM
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
I Ditched FastAPI for Rust. Here’s What No One Tells You.
Building my first production-style API with Axum, Swagger, and structured logging — and what I learned about writing software that… Continue reading on Towards

Medium · Python
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⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
The Nuances of Database Sharding Explained — and a Production-Level Demo
I’m sure a lot of engineers have heard about Database Sharding at one point in time. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Medium · DevOps
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1mo ago
Linux File System Hierarchy & Real-World Troubleshooting Scenarios
Why Linux File Systems Are Still a Major Topic in Modern Infrastructure Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
React Projelerinde Mimari Yapı: Kaosu Durdurmak “Kod Çalışıyor Ama Nasıl?” Dönemini Kapatıyoruz
Hepimiz tam olarak aynı noktadan başladık. İlk commit atılırken heyecan doruktadır, her şey tertemizdir. Ancak birkaç hafta geçip proje… Continue reading on Med

Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
9 Python Projects That Demonstrate Real Backend Development Skills
Databases, scaling, authentication, async workflows — this is what recruiters notice. Continue reading on Python in Plain English »

Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
What Is DaloyJS? A Contract-First TypeScript Framework for People Who Have Been Burned Before
If you have shipped TypeScript APIs for a living, you already know the real tax is not writing handlers. It is the slow, grinding cost of… Continue reading on M

Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
Senior Backend Interview 2026: What Actually Gets You Hired vs What Everyone Wastes Time On
I failed multiple senior backend loops before figuring out what real companies care about in 2026. Continue reading on Python in Plain English »

Medium · Cybersecurity
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
50 Linux Distros, Distributions, and Open-Source Systems You Should Know About (And Probably a Few…
Let’s be honest and it’s better than it’s ever been. Here are 50 distributions worth knowing about, covering everything from desktop… Continue reading on Medium

Medium · DevOps
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1mo ago
The Anatomy of a Zero-Downtime API Cutover: Implementing the “Expand and Contract” Pattern with…
We have all been there. You build a brilliant, highly optimized v2 of your backend API. You merge the PR, the CI/CD pipeline flashes green… Continue reading on
Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
The React Native Superpower Most Teams Aren't Using: OTA Updates
A checkout bug. A Friday evening release. No App Store review. Here's how OTA updates let React Native teams ship fixes in minutes. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Python
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1mo ago
Day 3: STL in C++, CSRF & HTTP Request Smuggling, and Python Fundamentals
Building consistency one day at a time while preparing for opportunities in Cybersecurity and Software Development ️ Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · SEO
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1mo ago
The best web developers in Sri Lanka
The Best Web Developers in Sri Lanka: Why Businesses Need More Than Just a Website Continue reading on Medium »
Reddit r/devops
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1mo ago
Is trying to build infra worth it ?
So for the past few months i have been building a project of sorts called sentinel. It's a lease based system backed by postgres that tries for exactly once sem

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
Pushing APEX to the Edge: The JavaScript Architecture Behind QuickForge
How to seamlessly marry vanilla JS libraries with Oracle APEX Page Items Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
Dynamic Arrays Explained With Real-Life Analogies
Most beginners learn dynamic arrays in the most painfully boring way possible. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Startup
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1mo ago
I built an HTTP caching proxy with an admin panel | here’s why and how
If you have ever built automated data tools, integration pipelines, or local test suites that rely on third-party services, you already… Continue reading on Med

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
Build and deploy a simple web app
Turning a short payment policy spec into a simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript calculator, step-by-step. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
I Built My First Backend API in One Evening — Here’s Everything I Learned
A beginner’s honest account of going from “what is req?” to a fully working TODO app using Node.js and Express Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Deep Learning
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1mo ago
IPv4 Network and host
An IPv4 address is a 32-bit number divided into two parts by a subnet mask. The network portion identifies the specific network, while the… Continue reading on
Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
JavaScript’te Kafaları Karıştıran Üçlü: =, == ve === Arasındaki Farklar Nelerdir?
Benim gibi “JavaScript” öğrenmeye yeni başladıysanız, karşınıza sürekli çıkan ve ilk başta “Hepsi aynı şeyi yapmıyor mu ya?” dedirten o… Continue reading on Med

Medium · Data Science
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1mo ago
Authentication vs Authorization in .NET
One of the funniest things in backend development is this: Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
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 »
Reddit r/programming
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1mo ago
FastAPI Introduces Official VSCode Extension
FastAPI released an official VSCode extension, which includes features such as route exploration, endpoint search, and CodeLens-style navigation. This tool aims

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
JavaScript & TypeScript Questions for Flashcards Content
Let’s pick several JS- and TS-related questions on various topics that can be used as flashcard content. Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Intro
Sometimes you encounter a base64 string but you don’t know the original text encoding. This guide shows a Python script that: Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Elasticsearch Queries: The Complete Engineer’s Guide
What they are, why they matter, when to use them, and how to write them like a pro Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · DevOps
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1mo ago
Day 3 — Installing Linux in VirtualBox: Your First Linux Machine (No Risk, No Regrets)
Series: 30 Days of Linux Mastery | Day 3 of 30 Author Brand: Making Linux & Cybersecurity beginner-friendly. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
gRPC, Persistent HTTP/2 Connections, and “Zombie Connections”: What You Gain, What You Risk, and…
gRPC is one of the most effective ways to reduce latency and CPU overhead in microservice-to-microservice communication. But its biggest… Continue reading on Me

Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Building vclctl: A Modern Terminal Interface for Apache VCL
Building a Rich-powered terminal workflow for managing Apache VCL reservations and VM connections. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
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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
Medium · Cybersecurity
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
How I Built a Cyberpunk Terminal Dashboard in Vanilla JavaScript (With Matrix Scramble Effects)
Building an offline-first, zero-tracking web utility for secure string obfuscation. Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Linux Permissions Explained: The Beginner-Friendly Guide That Finally Makes chmod 777 Make Sense
Understanding read, write, execute, ownership, and why Linux keeps saying “Permission denied” Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · DevOps
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
I Learned Vim the Wrong way. Here’s what I’d do different
Editing with Vim motions doesn’t have to be difficult. Continue reading on Quick Programming »
Reddit r/webdev
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Looking for stack advice for a new dockerized app
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place to ask this, but I need to create a web application, and am looking forwhat stack might be best suited.. So far, SurveyJS

Medium · JavaScript
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
This One Pattern Eliminated 80% of My Bugs.
Most bugs are not caused by bad syntax. They are caused by unclear state, hidden behavior, and developers trying to be too clever. Continue reading on Skill Stu

Medium · JavaScript
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1mo ago
How We Reduced Our Node.js Cold Starts by 90%
Our Node.js APIs were fast. Continue reading on Front-end World »

Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Origami Blocks: Bundling Your Code into Functions
Imagine you are making a massive dinner for your friends, and three different recipes call for finely chopped garlic. Continue reading on Medium »
Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
The logging setup I wish I had before the incident happened
A quiet failure, a long day, and the difference between logs and a usable narrative Continue reading on Python in Plain English »
Medium · Python
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1mo ago
I Built a Real-Time Ship Tracking Dashboard with Flask and AISStream
A practical Python project for tracking vessels, visualising AIS data, and learning why live data is often the hardest part. Continue reading on Medium »

Medium · DevOps
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1mo ago
Configuring an SMTP Mail Server on Ubuntu Using Exim and Gmail Smarthost Relay
Email delivery is one of the most fundamental services in Linux server administration. In this project, I configured a mail server on… Continue reading on Mediu

Medium · Python
🔧 Backend Engineering
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1mo ago
Python vs Go in 2026: I Rewrote the Same Backend Service in Both Languages — One Made Me Question…
I took a real production backend service (data processing, API, background jobs) and built it from scratch in both Python and Go. After… Continue reading on Sta
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