📝 Maydev Blog

Quick reads and dev notes from my journey — lessons, stories, and code from 7 years in tech.

July 22, 2025
REST vs RPC — Why REST Became the Default

Everyone uses REST, but most don’t know why. Here’s a quick breakdown with diagrams and analogies from real-world systems...

July 19, 2025
The Code Review Checklist I Wish I Had Early

PRs are where quality lives or dies. Here’s a short, practical checklist I use to keep my code clean and communicative...

July 15, 2025
Idempotency Explained in 1 Minute

Why do APIs care if your POST request runs twice? Here’s what idempotency is, when it matters, and how to design around it...