Tag: Backend development
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How to build an LLM-Powered CLI tool in Python
Posted on December 31, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Unlock the power of ChatGPT within your terminal with this practical tutorial demonstrating how to build a real-time command explanation tool using the OpenAI Realtime API. By Surya Bhaskar Reddy Karri.
Tags backend-development product-and-design data-and-analytics ai-and-machine-learning architecture-and-apis
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Laravel optimization: The complete performance guide for faster application
Posted on November 28, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
This article provides a comprehensive guide to optimizing Laravel applications for speed and performance. It covers caching strategies, database query optimization, server-level configurations, and hosting considerations. By implementing these techniques, developers can reduce load times, enhance scalability, and improve user experience. By Carrie Smaha.
Tags software-engineering backend-development frontend-and-mobile product-and-design
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A gentle introduction to event driven architecture in Python, Flask and Kafka
Posted on November 24, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
A Gentle Introduction to Event Driven Architecture in Python, Flask and Kafka. In today's fast-paced and scalable application development landscape, event-driven architecture (EDA) has emerged as a powerful pattern for building systems that are decoupled, reactive, and highly extensible. By Sefik Ilkin Serengil.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics architecture-and-apis backend-development
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Python 3.14 is here. How fast is it?
Posted on November 4, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Python 3.14 delivers 27% performance gains over 3.13 but explicit JIT benefits remain elusive; upgrade strategically. By Miguel Grinberg.
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What is Scala programming language?
Posted on October 15, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Discover the versatility of Scala, a modern language that blends object-oriented and functional paradigms to handle data efficiently, from startups to enterprise giants. By igmguru.
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Understanding Scala variance
Posted on September 30, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Ross A. Baker's detailed exploration of "Understanding Scala variance" is essential reading for developers aiming to master Scala's sophisticated type system. The article begins by clarifying the concept of variance and its significance in subtyping, using concrete examples like AuthedUser and Guest.
Tags backend-development software-engineering architecture-and-apis
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How to implement the Outbox pattern in Go and Postgres
Posted on September 26, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length long
The article discusses implementing the Outbox pattern in Go and PostgreSQL for resilient system design. It addresses issues like failed message broker calls or crashes causing inconsistent states by ensuring database operations and message publishing are atomic. The solution involves saving messages to an outbox table within the same transaction as business data changes, using a background process called Message Dispatcher to handle delivery. By Alex Pliutau.
Tags backend-development architecture-and-apis product-and-design data-and-analytics
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The hybrid power of OOP and FP
Posted on September 24, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length long
This article delves into the automatic garbage collection in Python, explaining how objects are removed from memory when no longer needed. It highlights the importance of understanding this mechanism for maintaining efficient and error-free code. By Stephen Gruppetta.
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When you no longer need that object: Dealing with garbage in Python
Posted on September 22, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
This article delves into the automatic garbage collection in Python, explaining how objects are removed from memory when no longer needed. It highlights the importance of understanding this mechanism for maintaining efficient and error-free code. By Stephen Gruppetta.
Tags software-engineering backend-development frontend-and-mobile product-and-design
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Modern Node.js patterns for 2025
Posted on September 14, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Node.js has undergone a remarkable transformation since its early days. If you've been writing Node.js for several years, you've likely witnessed this evolution firsthand—from the callback-heavy, CommonJS-dominated landscape to today's clean, standards-based development experience. By kashw1n.com.
Tags frontend-and-mobile product-and-design backend-development
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Using Redis with FastAPI
Posted on September 12, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length short
FastAPI is a Python web framework based on the Starlette microframework. With deep support for asyncio, FastAPI is indeed very fast. FastAPI also distinguishes itself with features like automatic OpenAPI (OAS) documentation for your API, easy-to-use data validation tools, and more. By Andrew Brookins.
Tags data-and-analytics frontend-and-mobile product-and-design backend-development
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MCP + SQL: The secret weapon to connect AI to enterprise systems
Posted on August 31, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
This article addresses the common challenge of integrating AI with existing enterprise systems like Salesforce and SAP. The core concept is leveraging Large Language Models' (LLMs) proficiency in SQL alongside a standardized communication protocol called the Model Context Protocol (MCP). By Manish Patel.
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