From Shared Database to APIs: Taming the Performance Hit
How to cut the latency cost of moving from a shared database to an API-driven architecture, using caching, request aggregation, and async writes.
Tag: api
Custom HTTP Headers in Rails: Picking the Right Format
Rails normalizes headers to HTTP_-prefixed names, which decides whether Accept, a legacy X- prefix, or a plain name is right for a custom API header.
API Design for Time Slot Replacement in Booking Systems
How to design a booking API that replaces regular time slots with alternatives, using server-side merging, cache versioning, and idempotency keys.
When AWS Lambda Makes Sense for a Single API Endpoint
A decision framework for when AWS Lambda fits a single API endpoint, and when a container or dedicated server is the better call instead.