Backend

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I've been building web backends since ~2004 when they were just called websites. With these essays I want to share the hard lessons learned about serverless, databases, APIs, and the ops that keep them alive.

Backend articles

2 articles from September 2022 · show all

How better data modeling fixes your code

When your code feels hard, 9 times out of 10, the problem is with your data model. The signs are subtle.

Notes on A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks

In 1970 a paper came out that changed the world of business computing. It laid the ground work for modern databases.