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Mastering Database Connection Pooling in Node.js: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB

·1636 words·8 mins
Backend Engineering Performance Database Node-Js Mysql PostgreSQL Mongodb Performance Scalability Architecture
Introduction # If you are building a high-throughput Node.js application in 2025, handling database connections inefficiently is the fastest way to kill your performance. Whether you are dealing with a monolithic REST API or a distributed microservice architecture, the database is almost always the bottleneck.

State of React State: Redux Toolkit vs. Zustand vs. Signals

·1840 words·9 mins
React Architecture React State Management Redux-Toolkit Zustand Signals Performance Architecture
If you’ve been in the React ecosystem for more than a week, you’ve heard the argument. “Redux is dead,” they said in 2018. “Context is all you need,” they claimed in 2020. Yet, here we are. It’s 2026, and the battlefield of state management has shifted from “how do we pass data” to “how do we prevent re-renders.”

Production-Ready REST APIs in Node.js: Architecture, Security, and Best Practices

·1709 words·9 mins
Web Development Node.js REST API Express Architecture Security Best Practices Backend
It’s 2025, and while we’ve seen the rise of GraphQL, tRPC, and Server Actions, the RESTful API remains the absolute backbone of the internet. It is the universal language that allows microservices to talk to each other, mobile apps to sync data, and third-party integrations to function securely.