Idempotency Keys Explained: Safe Retries Made Simple
Learn how idempotency keys make APIs safe to retry, with patterns for storage, expiry, conflict handling, and common pitfalls.
·3 min read · #backend#idempotency#api-design
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GraphQL Error Handling Best Practices
Compare the errors array, union result types, and partial responses to design predictable, typed error handling for your GraphQL APIs and clients.
·4 min read · #graphql#errors#api-design
GraphQL Pagination: Relay-Style Connections
Understand cursor-based pagination using the Relay connection spec, why it scales better than offsets, and how to implement it cleanly in your schema.
·4 min read · #graphql#pagination#relay
REST API Design Best Practices: A Practical Guide
Apply REST design best practices for resources, naming, status codes, pagination, and versioning to build clean, durable APIs.
·3 min read · #rest#api-design#http
Designing Bulk Operations in REST APIs
How to design REST endpoints that accept many items at once: request shape, partial success, error reporting, idempotency, and limits that keep your API healthy under load.
·4 min read · #rest#api-design#bulk
Designing Idempotency Keys for REST APIs
A practical guide to idempotency keys: what they are, how to store them, how to handle replays and conflicts, and how to make POST endpoints safe to retry without duplicates.
·4 min read · #rest#idempotency#api-design
Rust Builder Pattern Explained
Learn the builder pattern in Rust, why it fits the language so well, and how to use it for ergonomic, type-safe configuration of complex structs.
·4 min read · #rust#builder#design-patterns