gRPC-Web: Bringing gRPC to Browser Applications

gRPC is great for microservices, but browsers don’t support HTTP/2 trailers required for standard gRPC. **gRPC-Web** is the protocol adaptation that makes it possible. In .NET, we can now host gRPC-Web services natively alongside standard gRPC. Configuring .NET Server Client Consumption Key Takeaways No need for an external Envoy proxy anymore (though still valid). Performance […]

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GraphQL with .NET: Hot Chocolate Library

Hot Chocolate is the premier GraphQL server for .NET. Unlike Rest APIs, GraphQL allows clients to ask for exactly what they need, solving over-fetching. Hot Chocolate 11 brings massive performance improvements and the “Banana Cake Pop” IDE. Schema Definition (Code-First) Handling Relationships (DataLoaders) The “N+1 Problem” is the enemy of GraphQL. Use DataLoaders to batch […]

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Office 365 Development: Microsoft Graph API Basics

Microsoft Graph is the gateway to Office 365 data. Users, emails, calendars, files—it’s all accessible through one unified API. Here’s how to get started. What is Microsoft Graph? Graph is a REST API that provides access to Microsoft 365 services. Instead of separate APIs for SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, etc., you use one endpoint: https://graph.microsoft.com Authentication […]

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Node.js REST API with Express: Complete Guide

Express is still the go-to framework for Node.js APIs. It’s minimal, flexible, and has a massive ecosystem. Here’s how to build a production-ready REST API from scratch. Project Setup Basic Server Organizing Routes Input Validation Never trust user input. Use express-validator: Async Error Handling References Express.js Documentation Node.js Best Practices

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