Mar 6 · 6 min read · The Wrong Question "Should we use REST, GraphQL, or gRPC?" is the wrong question. The right question is: what does your system actually need? Every API style exists because it solves a specific set of problems well. The mistake most teams make is pic...
Join discussionMar 4 · 23 min read · HTTP Protocols Face-Off: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC vs tRPC There's no single "best" API protocol — only the best one for your use case. If you've ever found yourself in a debate about REST vs GraphQL, or wondered what gRPC and tRPC actually are, this...
Join discussionMar 3 · 8 min read · gRPC and Protocol Buffers: A Developer's Guide gRPC is Google's open-source RPC framework, and Protocol Buffers (protobuf) are its IDL and serialization format. If REST is the lingua franca of web APIs, gRPC is the dialect used when teams care about ...
Join discussionMar 3 · 10 min read · Code Generation Tools: When Codegen Helps and When It Creates Tech Debt Code generation sits on a spectrum. On one end, you have tools that generate types from a schema -- strictly additive, easy to regenerate, hard to screw up. On the other end, you...
Join discussionMar 3 · 11 min read · API Design Best Practices: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC Choosing an API paradigm is one of the most consequential early decisions in a project. Get it right, and your API becomes a pleasure to use. Get it wrong, and you'll spend years working around the l...
Join discussionFeb 23 · 6 min read · gRPC Behind API Gateways: The Protocol Translation Challenge The microservices revolution brought us incredible flexibility, but it also introduced a peculiar architectural puzzle: how do you expose high-performance gRPC services to clients that spea...
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Feb 23 · 7 min read · gRPC Behind API Gateways: The Protocol Translation Challenge Modern microservices architectures face a fundamental tension: internal services benefit from gRPC's performance and type safety, while external clients often require REST APIs. This create...
Join discussionFeb 19 · 3 min read · gRPC = Google Remote Procedure Call gRPC is very important if you want to work in microservices, backend, or high-performance systems. It is a framework that allows one application to call a method in another application as if it were a local functio...
Join discussionFeb 18 · 10 min read · In the fast-paced world of algorithmic trading, having a robust and efficient backtesting system is crucial. This article guides you through building and deploying a real-time trading backtesting microservice. We'll leverage gRPC for high-performance...
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Feb 13 · 7 min read · Content Role: pillar gRPC Streaming: Bidirectional Communication Patterns Client and server streaming for high-throughput microservices Traditional request-response APIs struggle with real-time data requirements, large payload transfers, and continuo...
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