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gRPC, GraphQL, Protobuf, and API Contracts on AWS
Protobuf on the wire saves bytes, and GraphQL saves round trips until resolvers N+1 your Aurora cluster. ALB gRPC, AppSync, and consumer-driven contracts with Pact.
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12 min
How to Optimize EC2 for High-Performance APIs
A technical guide to EC2 performance optimization for API workloads: instance family selection, Graviton vs x86 economics, network tuning, EBS configuration, and the Linux kernel parameters that affect throughput and tail latency.
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7 min
AWS API Gateway Patterns: REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
Three API types, three pricing models, three authentication patterns, and a wrong choice that stays baked into your URL design for years. A decision guide for picking REST vs HTTP vs WebSocket APIs, with the throttling and caching configs that decide your monthly bill.
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