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Tech8 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#yaml
Tech4 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#Python
Tech4 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#GraphQL
Tech6 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#Python
Tech5 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