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JWT versus PASETO
Two token-based authentication mechanisms
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Model Context Protocol 101
What is MCP?
Sep 2 • 
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August 2025

How HTTPS Makes the Web Secure?
The Step-by-Step Working of HTTPS...
Aug 26 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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A Quick Guide to RabbitMQ
How does it work?
Aug 19 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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A Simple Git Workflow
All developers should know this...
Aug 12 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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Essential System Design Performance Metrics
Metrics that matter...
Aug 5 • 
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July 2025

Don't Forget These Non-Functional Requirements
NFRs are also important to effective systems
Jul 29 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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API Performance Improvement Tips
The API consumers will thank you for using them...
Jul 22 • 
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Must-Know Event-Driven Architectural Patterns
EDA has become a foundational approach
Jul 17 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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Cookies vs Sessions vs JWT
Understanding Authentication in Web Apps.
Jul 8 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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Things to Know as a Software Architect
A mental map that can help you
Jul 1 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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June 2025

Kubernetes Scaling Strategies
Which one should you use?
Jun 24 • 
Saurabh Dashora
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