Backend
How to Design Idempotent API Endpoints
A practical guide to designing idempotent API endpoints. Covers idempotency keys, HTTP semantics, storage patterns and the edge cases that usually bite first.
Zubair Hasan 9 min read Tag
Reliability
5 articles tagged with "Reliability"
Zubair Hasan 9 min read Code Quality
Why Your Tests Are Flaky and How to Fix Them
A practical guide to identifying and fixing flaky tests. Root causes from timing and async bugs to test pollution, with strategies to stabilise CI.
David White 7 min read Backend
The Developer's Guide to Background Jobs and Task Queues
Learn when and how to use background jobs and task queues. Practical patterns for reliable async processing in modern web applications.
Zubair Hasan 9 min read Code Quality
Effective Error Handling Patterns for Cleaner Code
Practical error handling patterns that make your code more reliable, debuggable, and easier to maintain across any language.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read DevOps
Observability vs Monitoring: What Developers Need to Know
Learn the key differences between observability vs monitoring and why modern developers need both to build reliable systems.
Jonny Rowse 8 min read