Parallelism

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.

Idempotency

The property where an operation produces the same result regardless of how many times it is executed.

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.

A type of resource leak where a program fails to release memory that is no longer needed.

A non-relational database designed for specific data models offering flexible schemas for modern applications.

A development approach where application behaviour is described in a natural language format before implementation.

A communication protocol providing full-duplex communication channels over a single persistent TCP connection.

A sequential software development methodology where each phase must be completed before the next begins.

A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.

A database structured to recognise relations among stored items, organised in tables with rows and columns.

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