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Auto-detecting file types taught me guesses need an escape hatch
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Auto-detecting file types taught me guesses need an escape hatch

#documentprocessing #apidesign #agents #ai
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1 min read
The one-time manage secret taught me that the owner/stranger boundary is the actual product
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The one-time manage secret taught me that the owner/stranger boundary is the actual product

#apidesign #boundaries #shipping #ai
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Much Ado About None: Designing Proper Sentinel Values in Python
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Much Ado About None: Designing Proper Sentinel Values in Python

#python #typing #apidesign #bestpractices
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Mastering Optimistic Concurrency for High-Scale APIs: Prevent Data Loss
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Mastering Optimistic Concurrency for High-Scale APIs: Prevent Data Loss

#concurrencycontrol #apidesign #databasescaling #microservicesarchitecture
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The OpenAPI Guide: Spec, 3.2, Design, and How It Works
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The OpenAPI Guide: Spec, 3.2, Design, and How It Works

#openapi #apidesign #rest #api
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Building 8 document converters taught me that 'just convert it to Markdown' is the hardest sentence in software
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Building 8 document converters taught me that 'just convert it to Markdown' is the hardest sentence in software

#documentprocessing #markdown #apidesign #ai
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Image Generation API Key Usage for Small Fintech Applications and Provider Portability
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Image Generation API Key Usage for Small Fintech Applications and Provider Portability

#airuntime #sre #fintech #apidesign
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8 min read
My OpenAPI changelog generator learned that 'deprecated' is a promise your spec never kept
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My OpenAPI changelog generator learned that 'deprecated' is a promise your spec never kept

#openapi #changelog #apidesign #ai
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Stop Inventing Custom API Errors: A Guide to RFC 7807 Problem Details
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Stop Inventing Custom API Errors: A Guide to RFC 7807 Problem Details

#rfc7807 #apidesign #node #express
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My short-link stats API taught me that 'permanent' links still need someone to remember them
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My short-link stats API taught me that 'permanent' links still need someone to remember them

#shortlinks #apidesign #statelessness #ai
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Unified LLM API Fallback for Edtech Moderation — Cost and Retention Trade-offs
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Unified LLM API Fallback for Edtech Moderation — Cost and Retention Trade-offs

#llm #apidesign #reliability #edtech
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How to Build Offline-Tolerant Web Apps That Recover Cleanly
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How to Build Offline-Tolerant Web Apps That Recover Cleanly

#offlinefirst #webarchitecture #apidesign #statesynchronization
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Gemini API Backup Key 503 Bounded Failover
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Gemini API Backup Key 503 Bounded Failover

#apidesign #python #errors #reliability
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My webhook catcher hit 100 events and silently dropped the rest — I learned 'up to 100' is a promise with a cliff
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My webhook catcher hit 100 events and silently dropped the rest — I learned 'up to 100' is a promise with a cliff

#webhooks #apidesign #reliability #ai
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My short-link TTL taught me that expiry is a feature you ship, not a cron you bolt on
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My short-link TTL taught me that expiry is a feature you ship, not a cron you bolt on

#selfhosting #database #apidesign #ai
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