Idempotency in APIs: Safely Repeating the Same Request
Designing API operations that produce no side effects when repeated; idempotency keys and practical implementation at the application layer.
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REST and modern API design, versioning and consumption.
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Documenting APIs with OpenAPI
Deriving documentation from code and sharing a single source of truth with clients: integrating the OpenAPI specification into your daily development workflow.
Designing APIs the Contract-First Way
How a contract-first approach aligns expectations across teams before a single line of code is written, and what it looks like in practice.
After REST: Trying Out GraphQL
While solving a real over-fetching problem with GraphQL, I weigh where REST is still sufficient and where GraphQL actually makes sense.
API error contract: returning meaningful errors to clients
How binding API error responses to a consistent contract simplifies client development and debugging.
SPA Authentication with Laravel 7 and Sanctum
How Laravel Sanctum solves SPA authentication, and why its cookie-based approach is cleaner than token-based alternatives.