Idempotency

API Design

The process of defining interfaces for software components to communicate with each other effectively.

Caching

Storing frequently accessed data in a fast-access storage layer to reduce latency and improve performance.

Rate Limiting

A technique for controlling the number of requests a client can make to an API within a specified time period.

Circuit Breaker Pattern

A design pattern that prevents cascading failures by stopping calls to a failing service temporarily.

Concurrency

The ability of a system to handle multiple tasks simultaneously by interleaving their execution.

Parallelism

The simultaneous execution of multiple computations across multiple processors or cores.

Testing the interaction between different software modules or components to verify they work together correctly.

Testing the complete application workflow from start to finish to ensure the system meets requirements.

Evaluating a system's speed, responsiveness, and stability under various load conditions.

The systematic application of engineering principles to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software.

Written materials describing the architecture, design, APIs, and usage of software systems.

A programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program.

A technique that maps objects in code to relational database tables, abstracting direct SQL interaction.

An iterative approach to software development emphasising flexibility, collaboration, and rapid delivery of working software.