Backend Architecture

Backend & APIs

Most Real-Time Features Need Server-Sent Events, Not WebSockets

WebSockets provide full bidirectional communication. Most real-time features only need the server pushing updates to the client, which is a…

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Backend & APIs

A Single Rate Limit Bucket Lets One Bad Client Starve Everyone Else

Limiting total requests per second protects the server and does nothing to stop one misbehaving client from consuming the entire…

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