Tag: Beginner Guide

All the articles with the tag "Beginner Guide".

• What Is Load Balancing and How It Works

  3 May, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 19 min read

  Series: System Design Foundations

  What is load balancing? Learn how load balancers work, key algorithms, health checks, and Layer 4 vs Layer 7 trade-offs.

  • System Design
  • Scalability
  • Networking

• What Is Scalability? A Beginner's Guide for Developers

  25 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 30 min read

  Series: System Design Foundations

  Learn what scalability means in software development, why it matters, and how vertical vs horizontal scaling work - with real-world examples.

  • System Design
  • Scalability
  • Beginner Guide

• What Is Database Connection Pooling and Why It Matters

  24 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 34 min read

  Series: Database Fundamentals

  Learn what database connection pooling is, how it works under the hood, and why it is essential for building performant, scalable backend applications.

  • Database
  • SQL
  • Beginner Guide

• How ORMs Work Internally: A Simple Explanation

  23 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 35 min read

  Series: Database Fundamentals

  Learn how Object-Relational Mappers work under the hood - from query building and identity maps to lazy loading and the N+1 problem.

  • Database
  • SQL
  • ORM

• What Is a Database Transaction? Step-by-Step Guide

  22 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 24 min read

  Series: Database Fundamentals

  Learn what a database transaction is, how BEGIN, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK work, and when to use savepoints with clear SQL examples.

  • Database
  • SQL
  • Beginner Guide

• ACID Properties Explained: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability

  18 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 21 min read

  Series: Database Fundamentals

  Learn what ACID properties mean in databases. Understand atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability with simple examples and real-world use cases.

  • Database
  • SQL
  • Beginner Guide

• Basic SQL Queries Every Developer Must Know

  13 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 20 min read

  Series: Database Fundamentals

  Learn the essential SQL queries every developer needs: SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE with real examples.

  • Database
  • SQL
  • Beginner Guide

• REST API Error Handling Best Practices: Beginner Guide

  1 Apr, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 13 min read

  Series: API and Backend Basics Series

  Master REST API error handling with best practices for status codes, consistent payloads, retries, observability, and secure production APIs.

  • Web Fundamentals
  • REST API
  • API

• What Is CORS? Complete Beginner Explanation

  30 Mar, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 21 min read

  Series: API and Backend Basics Series

  Learn what CORS is, why browsers block cross-origin requests, how preflight works, and which headers fix CORS errors safely.

  • Web Fundamentals
  • CORS
  • API

• How JWT Works: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

  27 Mar, 2026

  By Pratik Bhuite | 20 min read

  Series: API and Backend Basics Series

  Learn how JWT works step by step with header, payload, signature, expiry, validation, and real API authentication flows.

  • Web Fundamentals
  • JWT
  • Authentication