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System Design: Designing a Scalable GraphQL API Gateway

Designing a Scalable GraphQL API Gateway GraphQL is popular because it allows clients to request exactly what they need. But when you have 50+ microservices, you cannot have 50 different GraphQL endpoints. You need a Gra…

Apr 20, 20262 min read

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gRPC vs REST vs GraphQL: Choosing the Right API Protocol

API protocol selection has a longer lifespan than almost any other technical decision. REST APIs from 2010 are still running in production. gRPC services chosen for internal communication in 2018 are tightly coupled to t…

Jun 18, 20257 min read

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API Design: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC — When to Use Each

Every microservices architecture makes an implicit bet on an API protocol. REST is familiar but verbose. GraphQL is flexible but complex. gRPC is fast but opinionated. Choosing wrong costs you months of refactoring. This…

Mar 1, 202513 min read

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