Cookies vs JWT — Which Authentication Method Should You Use?

Series Topic Level Read Time Web & HTTP Foundations — Part 4 of 12 Authentication — Cookies vs JWT Beginner to Intermediate ~17 minutes 📌  This is Part 4 of the Web & HTTP Foundations series. Part 3 covered HTTP Headers in depth — specifically the Authorization header and Set-Cookie header which are central to … Read more

HTTP Headers Explained — The Complete Backend Developer Guide

Series Topic Level Read Time Web & HTTP Foundations — Part 3 of 12 HTTP Headers — All Categories Deep Dive Beginner to Intermediate ~16 minutes 📌  This is Part 3 of the Web & HTTP Foundations series. Part 1 covered the HTTP Request Lifecycle. Part 2 covered HTTP Methods and Idempotency. Read those first … Read more

HTTP Methods Explained — GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and Everything In Between

Series Topic Level Read Time Web & HTTP Foundations — Part 2 of 12 HTTP Methods, Idempotency & Safety Beginner to Intermediate ~14 minutes 📌  This is Part 2 of the Web & HTTP Foundations series. Part 1 covered the full HTTP Request Lifecycle — read that first if you haven’t already. Every API call … Read more

HTTP Request Lifecycle Explained — What Really Happens When You Hit Enter

You type https://google.com into your browser and press Enter. In about 200 milliseconds, a fully rendered page appears. But what actually happened in those 200 milliseconds? Most developers — even experienced ones — have a vague idea. ‘DNS happens, then TCP, then… HTTP stuff.’ But if you’re building backends, designing APIs, debugging slow responses, or … Read more