The Backend Developer

Bite-size pieces to understand backend development.

By Ankur Yadav

Recent Posts

GraphQL Federation in 2026: Contracts, Composition, and Runtime Governance

Jun 22

GraphQL Federation in 2026: Why the Supergraph Has Grown Up

Event Sourcing in Backend Systems: Auditability, Replay, and Complexity Trade-offs

Jun 17

Why Event Sourcing Keeps Showing Up in Serious Backend Systems

Distributed Tracing in Backend Systems: OpenTelemetry, Sampling, and Incident Debugging

Jun 15

Distributed Tracing: The Backend’s Equivalent of a Crime Scene Map

API Rate Limiting in 2026: Fairness, Burst Control, and SLO Protection

Jun 9

Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration: Hybrid TLS, Key Management, and Rollout Strategy

Jun 5

Event-Driven Architecture in 2026: Queues, Streams, and Resilience

Jun 3

Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration in 2026: Inventory, Hybrid Rollout, and Risk

May 28

MCP in Enterprise AI Agents: Protocol Design, Security, and Tool Ecosystem

May 25