Core Patterns • February 19, 2025 • 4 min read
Backend for Frontend (BFF) — When One API Isn't Enough
The BFF pattern, why it often beats a single generic API, and how to avoid turning your BFFs into a new kind of monolith.
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Core Patterns • February 14, 2024 • 4 min read
API Versioning Strategies — Picking the Right One
URL versioning, header versioning, media-type versioning — their real trade-offs, and how to pick a strategy you won't regret two years in.
Basics • May 18, 2022 • 5 min read
API-First Development with OpenAPI
Writing the contract before the code — why it changes how teams collaborate, how it catches bugs early, and the tooling that makes it painless in Java projects.
Basics • February 10, 2022 • 4 min read
REST vs gRPC — Choosing the Right One
A practical comparison of REST and gRPC for inter-service communication. When each wins, the real trade-offs, and how most production systems end up using both.