SMScott McMahaninaitransformeronline.hashnode.dev·Jun 16 · 2 min readWhy API Documentation Matters More in the Age of AI Software development is becoming increasingly AI-assisted. Developers now use AI tools to generate code, create integrations, troubleshoot issues, and accelerate delivery. Despite these advances, one 00
DHDevni Heraliyawalainblog.devni.dev·Jun 15 · 11 min readAn API Endpoint Is Not the Same as API DesignCreating an API endpoint is easy. Designing an API that other developers can trust is harder. In ASP.NET Core, exposing an endpoint can be very straightforward: GET /orders/{id} POST /orders PUT /orde00
ABAman Beherainbeingamanforever.hashnode.dev·Jun 4 · 6 min readGSoC 2026 / Week 1: The skeleton and the selectorHi again. Week 1 of my GSoC with GNU Octave is done. This week was deliberately small in surface area and large in decisions, the kind of week where 280 lines of code take five hours of staring at exi10
KEkingsley ebube onohinkingsleyonoh.hashnode.dev·May 11 · 3 min readReachable Is Not the Same as CorrectThe CLI could create a credit note. That was the bad news. The umbrella documents compose command was built to make all document types reachable through one stable surface. Pass a type, an entity, and a JSON body. The server looks up the per-type Zod...00
HMHimanshu Mandhyanincommunity.keploy.io·May 11 · 17 min readWhat Is API Design? Principles, Best Practices & Patterns (2026)I've seen teams burn weeks untangling API messes that could have been avoided with a couple of days of upfront thinking. Endpoints named inconsistently, versioning added as an afterthought, error resp00
AJAkshat Jaininakshatjme.hashnode.dev·May 7 · 3 min readWhy Your APIs Feel Slow (Even When They Aren’t)Understanding the gap between actual performance and perceived latency In previous parts, we explored how backend systems behave under load and how design decisions impact performance. However, not all performance issues come from slow systems. In ma...00
CDCoding Dropletsincodingdroplets.com·May 2 · 12 min readAPI Response Standardization in ASP.NET Core: Problem Details vs Custom Envelope vs Minimal Wrapper — Enterprise Decision GuideEvery ASP.NET Core team eventually faces the same question: how should our API communicate with its consumers? Not just when something goes wrong - but in every response, success or failure. The decis02S
EBElisé Baraka M.inebmurha.hashnode.dev·May 1 · 11 min readBuilding a RAG Engine — Part 3: Domain-Neutral ArchitectureI initially set out to build a RAG system for a legal corpus, then repurpose it later for other domains. In this phase, I set out to create a reusable architecture; i.e. single implementation, multipl00
VSVishal Singhinblog.xpvishal.dev·Apr 30 · 5 min readURL Parameters vs Query Strings in Express.jsTable of Contents What are URL Parameters? What are Query Strings? Differences Between Them Accessing Params in Express Accessing Query Strings in Express When to Use Which 01 — URL Paramete31L
JSJasper.B Stewartinaitechy.hashnode.dev·Apr 29 · 5 min readBuilding Scalable Contract Lifecycle Management: Architecture Deep-DiveEnterprise contract management systems process millions of documents annually while maintaining strict security, compliance, and performance requirements. Architecting such platforms requires careful consideration of data models, integration patterns...00