Platform Engineering is the discipline of building self-serve internal platforms that abstract infrastructure complexity from development teams. Unlike traditional DevOps (where developers manage infrastructure), Platform Engineering provides golden paths—opinionated, pre-configured solutions that reduce cognitive load. Gartner predicts 80% of large enterprises will have platform teams by 2026. This guide covers architecture patterns, technology choices, and […]
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GraphQL vs gRPC vs REST: The 2021 Guide
Choosing the right API paradigm is critical. It’s not about which is “better,” but which fits the consumption model. Decision Matrix Feature REST gRPC GraphQL Protocol HTTP/1.1 HTTP/2 HTTP/1.1 or 2 Data Format JSON Protobuf (Binary) JSON Use Case Public APIs Internal Microservices Mobile/Frontend BFF Browser Support Native Requires Proxy (gRPC-Web) Native Why GraphQL for […]
Read more →React Query: Server State vs Client State
Redux is great for client state (is the modal open?), but terrible for server state (is this data fresh?). React Query (now TanStack Query) manages caching, background updates, and stale data automaticallly. The Default Stale-While-Revalidate Strategy React Query assumes data is stale immediately (0ms) but keeps it in cache for 5 minutes. When you request […]
Read more →Vue 3 + TypeScript: The Perfect Combination
Vue 2’s TypeScript support was… okay, but awkward. It often required class-based components or clunky decorators. Vue 3 was written in TypeScript from the ground up, and the integration is now seamless, especially with the Composition API. Defining Props In <script setup lang=”ts”>, you can use pure TypeScript interfaces to define props. Typing Emits Strictly […]
Read more →.NET 5: Performance Improvements Deep Dive
.NET 5 is the fastest .NET version ever releases. The engineering team has gone through the runtime and libraries with a fine-toothed comb, optimizing everything from the impacts of the Garbage Collector (GC) to the internals of List<T>. Let’s look at the numbers. TechEmpower Benchmarks In the TechEmpower benchmarks (Round 19/20), .NET 5 performs exceptionally […]
Read more →Building Your First Blazor WebAssembly App
Let’s build a complete Blazor WebAssembly application step by step – a task manager with CRUD operations. Project Structure A Simple Component References Blazor Tutorial
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