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cover of post: Stream Processing with io.Reader and io.Writer in Go Web Development

Stream Processing with io.Reader and io.Writer in Go Web Development

Oct 28, 2025

This article delves into how io.Reader and io.Writer interfaces enable efficient stream processing for requests and responses in Go web applications, improving performance and memory usage.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: Crafting Custom Errors and HTTP Status Codes in Go APIs

Crafting Custom Errors and HTTP Status Codes in Go APIs

Oct 27, 2025

This article delves into the best practices for defining custom error types in Go APIs and mapping them elegantly to appropriate HTTP status codes, enhancing error handling and API clarity.

By Grace Collins#Engineering
cover of post: Decoding the Intricacies of JSON with json.RawMessage and Custom Unmarshaling

Decoding the Intricacies of JSON with json.RawMessage and Custom Unmarshaling

Oct 26, 2025

Explore how json.RawMessage and custom UnmarshalJSON in Go empower developers to handle complex and evolving JSON structures with grace and efficiency, preventing data loss and enhancing flexibility.

By Takashi Yamamoto#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 7 - Permissions

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 7 - Permissions

Oct 25, 2025

This guide implements a permission system for the FastAPI forum, adding admin roles and a user-banning feature with model updates and protected routes.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Understanding and Debugging Goroutine Leaks in Go Web Servers

Understanding and Debugging Goroutine Leaks in Go Web Servers

Oct 25, 2025

This article delves into common scenarios causing goroutine leaks in Go web servers, explains the underlying mechanisms, and provides practical methods for detection and resolution.

By Emily Parker#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 6 - Comments and Replies

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 6 - Comments and Replies

Oct 24, 2025

This guide details adding comment and reply functionality to a FastAPI forum by updating database models, creating a new `post_detail.html` template, and implementing backend routes.

By Grace Collins#Engineering
cover of post: Efficiently Orchestrating External API Calls with Go Fans

Efficiently Orchestrating External API Calls with Go Fans

Oct 24, 2025

Discover how Go's Fan-In, Fan-Out pattern unlocks powerful concurrency for processing data from multiple external APIs, enhancing performance and scalability.

By Olivia Novak#Engineering
cover of post: Choosing Your PostgreSQL Connection Proxy

Choosing Your PostgreSQL Connection Proxy

Oct 23, 2025

A deep dive into PgBouncer and Pgpool-II, two popular connection pooling solutions for PostgreSQL, exploring their features, use cases, and how to select the right one for your needs.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 5 - Editing Posts

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 5 - Editing Posts

Oct 23, 2025

This tutorial explains how to add a secure post-editing feature to a FastAPI forum. It covers creating templates, adding API routes, and verifying user ownership before allowing edits.

By Min-jun Kim#Engineering
cover of post: From Monolith to Modularity Refactoring Go Web Applications

From Monolith to Modularity Refactoring Go Web Applications

Oct 23, 2025

This article delves into the crucial process of refactoring a monolithic Go web application, initially housed in a single main.go file, into a modular, maintainable, and scalable project structure. It covers the rationale behind this transformation, core concepts, practical implementation steps with code examples, and the significant benefits reaped.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Understanding Consistency Models in Web Development

Understanding Consistency Models in Web Development

Oct 22, 2025

Explore the trade-offs between strong consistency and eventual consistency in web development, covering their definitions, implementation techniques, and practical use cases with code examples.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 4 - User System

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 4 - User System

Oct 22, 2025

This guide details adding a user authentication system to a FastAPI forum, covering registration, login, and password hashing to associate posts with authors.

By Min-jun Kim#Engineering
cover of post: Type-Safe Configuration in Go Without Viper

Type-Safe Configuration in Go Without Viper

Oct 22, 2025

Discover how to achieve robust and type-safe application configuration in Go using struct tags and environment variables, offering a lightweight alternative to external libraries like Viper.

By Emily Parker#Engineering
cover of post: Understanding Prepared Statements for Robust Security and Optimal Performance

Understanding Prepared Statements for Robust Security and Optimal Performance

Oct 21, 2025

Delve into how prepared statements fundamentally enhance SQL security against injection attacks and contribute significantly to database performance.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 3 - HTML Template

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 3 - HTML Template

Oct 21, 2025

This guide shows how to integrate the Jinja2 template engine with a FastAPI forum, separating HTML presentation from Python logic for cleaner, more maintainable code.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Building a High-Performance Concurrent Cache in Go with sync.RWMutex

Building a High-Performance Concurrent Cache in Go with sync.RWMutex

Oct 21, 2025

This article explores how to leverage Go's sync.RWMutex to create an efficient and thread-safe in-memory cache, offering detailed explanations and practical code examples for robust concurrent applications.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Cache Invalidation Strategies Time-Based vs Event-Driven

Cache Invalidation Strategies Time-Based vs Event-Driven

Oct 20, 2025

Exploring the core differences and applications of time-based and event-driven cache invalidation to optimize data consistency and performance in database systems.

By Olivia Novak#Engineering
cover of post: Database Connection Management in Go Web Apps A Dive into Dependency Injection vs. Singleton

Database Connection Management in Go Web Apps A Dive into Dependency Injection vs. Singleton

Oct 20, 2025

Exploring best practices for managing sql.DB instances in Go web applications, comparing singleton patterns with dependency injection to ensure robust and maintainable code.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 2 - Integrating Database

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 2 - Integrating Database

Oct 19, 2025

This tutorial explains how to replace a FastAPI forum's in-memory list with a PostgreSQL database using SQLAlchemy, enabling persistent data storage for posts across server restarts.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Maintaining Index Health in PostgreSQL: When to Choose REINDEX or VACUUM FULL

Maintaining Index Health in PostgreSQL: When to Choose REINDEX or VACUUM FULL

Oct 19, 2025

This article clarifies the scenarios for using REINDEX versus VACUUM FULL in PostgreSQL to optimize index performance and storage, explaining their mechanisms and providing practical examples.

By Emily Parker#Engineering
cover of post: SQLC vs GORM - Two Approaches to Database Interaction in Go

SQLC vs GORM - Two Approaches to Database Interaction in Go

Oct 19, 2025

Exploring the fundamental differences between SQLC and GORM for database operations in Go, highlighting their distinct philosophies and use cases.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 1 - A Minimal Forum

Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 1 - A Minimal Forum

Oct 19, 2025

This beginner-friendly tutorial shows how to build a simple forum from scratch using Python and FastAPI, covering setup, core APIs, and a basic HTML front-end for a working prototype.

By Takashi Yamamoto#Engineering
cover of post: Granular Database Roles for Web Application Modules

Granular Database Roles for Web Application Modules

Oct 18, 2025

This article delves into the importance and implementation of creating dedicated database roles and permissions for different modules within a web application to enhance security and maintainability.

By Lukas Schneider#Engineering
cover of post: Elegant Error Handling in Axum/Actix Web with IntoResponse

Elegant Error Handling in Axum/Actix Web with IntoResponse

Oct 18, 2025

This article explores how to gracefully transform Rust's Result type into HTTP error responses within Axum and Actix Web frameworks using the IntoResponse trait.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Streamlining SQL with Common Table Expressions for Enhanced Readability

Streamlining SQL with Common Table Expressions for Enhanced Readability

Oct 17, 2025

This article delves into the power of CTEs in SQL, demonstrating how they simplify complex queries and significantly boost code readability for better maintainability and collaboration.

By Min-jun Kim#Engineering
cover of post: Building Flexible and Testable Service Layers with Rust Traits

Building Flexible and Testable Service Layers with Rust Traits

Oct 17, 2025

This article explores how to leverage Rust's Traits to build robust, dependency-injectable, and easily testable service layers, improving code maintainability and development efficiency.

By Grace Collins#Engineering
cover of post: Seamless Database Evolutions Achieving Zero-Downtime Schema Changes

Seamless Database Evolutions Achieving Zero-Downtime Schema Changes

Oct 16, 2025

This article delves into the strategies and steps required to perform database schema changes without incurring any downtime, a critical aspect of modern, highly available systems.

By Takashi Yamamoto#Engineering
cover of post: Type-Safe IDs and Data Validation in Rust Web APIs with Newtype Pattern

Type-Safe IDs and Data Validation in Rust Web APIs with Newtype Pattern

Oct 16, 2025

Explore how the Newtype pattern in Rust enhances type safety for IDs and facilitates robust data validation within web APIs, improving code reliability and maintainability.

By Takashi Yamamoto#Engineering
cover of post: Orchestrating Distributed Tasks with PostgreSQL Advisory Locks

Orchestrating Distributed Tasks with PostgreSQL Advisory Locks

Oct 15, 2025

Explore how PostgreSQL advisory locks provide a robust and efficient mechanism for coordinating tasks across multiple instances in a distributed system, offering a lightweight alternative to traditional locking solutions.

By Takashi Yamamoto#Engineering
cover of post: Fine-Grained JSON Serialization Control in Rust with Serde

Fine-Grained JSON Serialization Control in Rust with Serde

Oct 15, 2025

This article explores how to achieve fine-grained control over JSON serialization in Rust using Serde attributes like `#[serde(rename_all)]` and `#[serde(skip_serializing_if)]`, enhancing flexibility and interoperability.

By Min-jun Kim#Engineering
cover of post: Architecting Go Web Applications for Maintainability and Adaptability

Architecting Go Web Applications for Maintainability and Adaptability

Oct 15, 2025

This article delves into implementing Clean Architecture in Go web projects, emphasizing the separation of business logic from framework specifics to enhance testability and long-term maintainability.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Unraveling and Preventing Database Deadlocks with Transaction and Index Tuning

Unraveling and Preventing Database Deadlocks with Transaction and Index Tuning

Oct 14, 2025

This article delves into the common scnenario of database deadlocks, explaining their core mechanisms and demonstrating how strategic adjustments to transactions and indexes can effectively avert them, ensuring smoother database operations.

By Grace Collins#Engineering
cover of post: Diesel and SQLx A Deep Dive into Rust ORMs

Diesel and SQLx A Deep Dive into Rust ORMs

Oct 14, 2025

Exploring the compile-time guarantees and different paradigms of Diesel (compile-time checks) and SQLx (compile-time macros) in Rust ORMs, with practical examples and use cases.

By Lukas Schneider#Engineering
cover of post: Bridging gRPC and REST Automatically with gRPC-Gateway

Bridging gRPC and REST Automatically with gRPC-Gateway

Oct 14, 2025

Explore how gRPC-Gateway seamlessly transforms high-performance gRPC services into accessible RESTful APIs, facilitating integration and maximizing development efficiency.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Choosing the Right Authentication Method for Your Backend Application

Choosing the Right Authentication Method for Your Backend Application

Oct 13, 2025

This article explores API Keys, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect, outlining their principles, use cases, and helping developers select the most suitable authentication solution for various backend scenarios.

By Daniel Hayes#Engineering
cover of post: Handling Synchronous Blocking in Asynchronous Rust Web Services

Handling Synchronous Blocking in Asynchronous Rust Web Services

Oct 13, 2025

Explores the best practices and techniques for integrating blocking synchronous operations, such as password hashing, into an asynchronous Rust web service without compromising performance or responsiveness.

By Emily Parker#Engineering
cover of post: Build a Perfect Blog with FastAPI: Filter by Tag

Build a Perfect Blog with FastAPI: Filter by Tag

Oct 13, 2025

This guide explains how to filter blog posts by tags in a FastAPI application. It covers creating the backend route, database query logic, and a frontend template to display results.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: Building a Robust Error Handling System for Go APIs

Building a Robust Error Handling System for Go APIs

Oct 13, 2025

This article explores building a structured error handling system in Go for API responses and logging, emphasizing clarity and maintainability.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: Centralizing Configuration for Scalable Backend Applications

Centralizing Configuration for Scalable Backend Applications

Oct 12, 2025

Explore the benefits and implementation of separating application configurations from code and environment variables, using a centralized configuration management system for dynamic updates and enhanced scalability.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Building Minimal and Secure Rust Web Applications with Docker

Building Minimal and Secure Rust Web Applications with Docker

Oct 12, 2025

Explore how Distroless and multi-stage Docker builds can significantly reduce image size and enhance the security of Rust web applications, providing practical examples and best practices.

By Olivia Novak#Engineering
cover of post: Goose vs. GORM Migrations - Choosing the Right Database Migration Tool for Your Go Project

Goose vs. GORM Migrations - Choosing the Right Database Migration Tool for Your Go Project

Oct 12, 2025

This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of Goose and GORM Migrations, helping Go developers select the ideal tool for managing database schema changes in their projects.

By James Reed#Engineering
cover of post: Building Resilient Systems with Framework-Level Circuit Breakers

Building Resilient Systems with Framework-Level Circuit Breakers

Oct 11, 2025

Explore how to implement circuit breaker patterns at the framework level to prevent cascading failures in backend services, enhancing system reliability and stability.

By Wenhao Wang#Engineering
cover of post: How Derive Macros Streamline Rust Web Development

How Derive Macros Streamline Rust Web Development

Oct 11, 2025

Explore how Rust's derive macros, particularly for Serialize and FromRow, simplify common tasks in web development by automating boilerplate code generation and enhancing developer productivity.

By Olivia Novak#Engineering
cover of post: Robust HTTP Client Design in Go

Robust HTTP Client Design in Go

Oct 11, 2025

Enhancing Go's http.Client with Retries, Timeouts, and Circuit Breakers for production-grade reliability.

By Daniel Hayes#Engineering
cover of post: Backend Job Patterns - FIFO Queues, Deferred Execution, and Periodic Tasks

Backend Job Patterns - FIFO Queues, Deferred Execution, and Periodic Tasks

Oct 10, 2025

Diving into backend job patterns, this article explores the design and implementation of FIFO queues, deferred execution, and periodic tasks, crucial for building robust and scalable backend systems.

By Olivia Novak#Engineering
cover of post: Structuring a Large Web Project with Rust's Module System

Structuring a Large Web Project with Rust's Module System

Oct 10, 2025

Explores practical strategies for organizing substantial Rust web applications using `mod` and `use` keywords, enhancing maintainability and collaboration.

By Ethan Miller#Engineering
cover of post: Ensuring Data Integrity in Go Web Handlers

Ensuring Data Integrity in Go Web Handlers

Oct 10, 2025

A comprehensive guide to maintaining thread safety for shared data in concurrent Go web applications, explaining core concepts, implementation techniques, and practical examples.

By Grace Collins#Engineering
cover of post: Context Propagation in Asynchronous and Multithreaded Backends

Context Propagation in Asynchronous and Multithreaded Backends

Oct 09, 2025

Delve into the challenges and solutions for safely and reliably passing request context, like Trace IDs, across asynchronous and multithreaded operations in backend systems.

By Emily Parker#Engineering