The Layers of the Internet: One Request, End to End
Follow one browser request through links, routers, encryption, HTTP, and the application that answers it.
Architecture
8 posts with the tag “Architecture”
The Observer Pattern: Events Without Tight Coupling
Build predictable publishers and subscribers while avoiding leaks, hidden ordering, and fragile error handling.
Understanding Webhooks
Learn what webhooks are, how they power real-time web applications, and best practices for implementing them.
Design Patterns in TypeScript
A practical guide to the most useful design patterns for full-stack TypeScript developers, with real-world examples.
Web Rendering Patterns
From MPAs to Resumability—a conceptual guide to the 14 major ways to build and render web applications today.
ACID
ACID is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps.
SOLID Principles
The SOLID principles are a set of five design principles intended to make software designs more understandable, flexible, and maintainable.
The Developer Acronym Bingo
Grab your bingo cards! Here are the 10 acronyms you're guaranteed to hear in your next stand-up, explained with a healthy dose of reality.