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LATEST ARTICLES BY Amanda Ene Adoyi

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GraphQL vs REST in Backend Development

By Amanda Ene Adoyi. Updated Tue Jan 21 2025

If you’re new to backend development, you may have encountered REST.

While the name might sound relaxing, it’s an acronym for Representational State Transfer.

Exaggeration (sort of) aside, REST stands for Representational State Transfer and this is not at all wordy even though you’ll probably agree with me that we stick to its acronym. 

GraphQL vs REST in Backend Development

To understand what REST and GraphQL are, we would have to dive into the world of APIs which stands for Application Programming Interfaces.

How to Become a Node.js Backend Developer

By Amanda Ene Adoyi. Updated Wed Jun 11 2025
How to Become a Node.js Backend Developer

So you have decided to join the ranks of the not so elusive Node.js backend developers. This could be the best decision you’ve made or the worst, depending on who you are. You've got to put in the work to learn to become a backend developer, and I am just in the position to let you know how with a few tips, tricks, and suggestions.