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🔹 Caching: Stores responses temporarily to reduce the need for repeated processing.

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🔹 Rate Limiting and Throttling: Controls the number of requests a client can make within a certain period.
🔹 API Composition: Combines multiple backend API requests into a single frontend request to optimize performance.

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🔹 Load Balancing: Distributes requests across multiple servers to ensure no single server is overwhelmed.
🔹 Security: Implements security measures like authentication, authorization, and data encryption.

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It is essentially a middleman between the client and the server, managing and optimizing API traffic.

Key Functions of an API Gateway
🔹 Request Routing: Directs incoming API requests to the appropriate backend service.

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API Gateway 101

An API gateway is a server that acts as an API front-end, receiving API requests, enforcing throttling and security policies, passing requests to the back-end service, and then returning the appropriate result to the client.

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HTTP/1 -> HTTP/2 -> HTTP/3

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How Credit Cards like VISA Work

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JSON Web Toke Visualized

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API vs SDK

04.02.2025 05:10 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Building Blocks for Scalable System Design

03.02.2025 05:05 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Developer Technical Growth Checklist

31.01.2025 05:25 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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API Security Checklist

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Code to Diagrams Made Easy

29.01.2025 05:15 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Top 5 Kafka Use Cases

28.01.2025 05:10 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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A Visual Overview of Kubernetes

27.01.2025 05:05 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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It's not trivial to release a mobile app

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How does HTTPS work?

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A Visual Guide in CI/CD

22.01.2025 05:15 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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What is a Deadlock?

21.01.2025 05:10 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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How Does NAT Work Under the Hood?

20.01.2025 05:05 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Netflix Tech Stack

This is based on research from many Netflix engineering blogs and open-source projects. If you come across any inaccuracies, please feel free to inform us.

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High Impact Open Source Projects

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How AirTag works?

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Understanding the Linux File System Layout

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Two Ways to Proxy

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RESTful API Design Tips

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Roadmap to DevOps Mastery

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How to Build Fault-Tolerant Systems

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Quick Guide to Frontend Performance

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