The Internet Didn’t Need Servers… Until It Did
Why backend engineering exists, explained from first principles
Jan 1, 20264 min read13
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Thinking in Backend
In this series we will look into backend systems from ground zero.
How Data Moves Across a Network
Before TCP. Before HTTP. Before the Internet Got Fancy.
Jan 2, 20265 min read29
Why TCP Exists
Making Unreliable Networks Actually Useful
Jan 3, 20265 min read9
UDP: Fast, Honest, and Unreliable
By Design, Not by Accident
Jan 4, 20264 min read12
Why HTTP Had to Be Stateless
And the Problems It Intentionally Created
Jan 5, 20264 min read11
REST Is Not CRUD
It’s a Constraint System
Jan 8, 20264 min read15