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TechMay 2, 20268 min read

Yellorn: The Browser Tab I Wanted for Dirty Data and Webhook Debugging

Tour Yellorn: repair broken JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV, publish mock webhooks, send HTTP requests - all private and local in your browser.

#yellorn#json#xml

TechMay 25, 20235 min read

Rate Limiting & Circuit Breaker: The 'Traffic Light & Fuse Box' Mental Model

How do you stop one bad client from taking down your entire API? A mastery guide to rate limiting strategies, circuit breakers, and resilience patterns.

#System Design#Resilience#API

TechMay 25, 20234 min read

REST vs. GraphQL vs. gRPC: The 'Restaurant Menu' Mental Model

Why does GraphQL exist if REST works fine? A mastery guide to API protocols, when to use each, and how gRPC changes the game for internal services.

#System Design#API#REST

TechMay 21, 20236 min read

API Certificates: The Mastery Guide to Debugging & The Chain of Trust

Stop guessing with SSLErrors. A mastery-level guide to the Chain of Trust, openssl debugging, and proving exactly whose fault it is.

#System Design#Security#API

TechMay 21, 20235 min read

Authentication vs. Authorization vs. OAuth: The 'ID Card' Mental Model

Stop mixing up 401 and 403. A mastery guide to AuthN (Who you are), AuthZ (What you can do), and the OAuth Valet Key.

#System Design#Security#API