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Rust Doesn’t Need a Garbage Collector — Here’s Why

By Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi. Updated Mon Aug 11 2025

If you're coming from a language like Python or JavaScript, you're used to not worrying about memory. When you're done with a value, the garbage collector quietly comes in and frees that memory for you. It’s automatic, and most of the time, it just works.

So now you're probably thinking: How does a low-level, statically typed language like Rust manage to do the same — but without a garbage collector?

The answer lies in two things: RAII and strict scope management.

Rust Doesn’t Need a Garbage Collector — Here’s Why

RAII stands for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization — which is just a fancy way of saying:

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If you're just getting started with Python, you're probably wondering which libraries are essential and what problems they solve. I recently began my Python journey and compiled this list of must-know Python packages. Whether you're into web development, data science, automation, or building APIs, these tools will come in handy.

Handling forms and file uploads with FastAPI

By Jane Nkwor. Updated Wed Jul 30 2025
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By Ayush Shrivastava. Updated Sun Aug 03 2025
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If you're new to Java or backend development, you've probably come across the terms JDK, JRE, and JVM. While they sound similar, each plays a distinct and crucial role in the Java ecosystem. Mastering these fundamentals is essential for becoming a confident and capable Java backend developer.

Declarative Macros in Rust: Are They Just Elegant Match Arms?

By Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi. Updated Tue Jul 08 2025
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Today, we're diving into one of Rust's most powerful and sometimes intimidating features: declarative macros. If you've spent any time with Rust, you've used macros. Every time you write println!("Hello, {}!", name) or vec![1, 2, 3], you're using one. In simple terms, a macro is code that writes other code at compile time.

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By Ayush Shrivastava. Updated Mon Jul 07 2025
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Understanding how multitasking and multithreading work in Java is essential for any developer aiming to build high-performance, scalable applications. Whether you are developing standalone software, interactive games, or enterprise-level web applications, leveraging. In this blog, we'll break down the concept of multitasking in Java into simple terms.

Boost Developer Experience: Custom Banner in Spring Boot

By Ayush Shrivastava. Updated Tue Jul 08 2025
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In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to customize the Spring Boot banner that appears when starting your application. If you're looking to add a personalized message, brand identity, or dynamic app details such as the version number, you've come to the right place.

Spring Boot + Swagger: A Complete Guide to API Documentation

By Ayush Shrivastava. Updated Tue Jul 08 2025
Spring Boot + Swagger: A Complete Guide to API Documentation

As backend developers, we're deeply familiar with how APIs work. We know which requests are accepted, what responses are returned, what headers are required, and which HTTP methods are used. But the people using our APIs, such as frontend developers, QA testers, or third-party clients, don’t always have access to that same level of understanding. Unless we clearly document our API, they’re left guessing or constantly asking for clarification.

HTTP Status Codes for Clear API Responses

By Jane Nkwor. Updated Fri Jun 27 2025
HTTP Status Codes for Clear API Responses

Learn how to use HTTP status codes effectively in your FastAPI projects for clear, consistent API responses. Whether you're building a backend with FastAPI or consuming an external service, understanding and using the right HTTP status codes helps ensure clear communication, better debugging, and a professional API interface.

Ensuring Trait Constants Are Validated at Compile Time

By Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi. Updated Tue Jun 24 2025
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You've probably written trait constants before, but have you ever needed to validate them? Maybe ensure a string isn't too long, or a number falls within a specific range? Here's the thing: you can actually enforce these constraints at compile time, not runtime.

Rust Extension Traits in 5 Minutes

By Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi. Updated Thu Jun 26 2025
Rust Extension Traits in 5 Minutes

Why does Rust do this? It prevents conflicts. Imagine if two different crates both tried to implement the same trait for the same type; this would be a problem as the compiler wouldn't know which implementation to use. In less than 5 minutes, you'll learn how to create extension traits, adding methods to foreign types. By the end of this article, you'll have learned something really interesting.

Enhance Security with OAuth 2.0: Implementing Social Logins in Spring Boot

In this guide, I’ll walk you through setting up OAuth 2.0 authentication in a Spring Boot application. We’ll integrate both Google and GitHub for authentication, giving users a choice of login services. I’ll also show you how to protect your API endpoints using JWT (JSON Web Tokens), ensuring that only authenticated users can access your resources.

How to Become a Node.js Backend Developer

By Amanda Ene Adoyi. Updated Wed Jun 11 2025
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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.

Looping Through Enum Variants in Rust Using strum

By Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi. Updated Thu Jun 05 2025
Looping Through Enum Variants in Rust Using strum

Rust enums are incredibly powerful for modeling data, but newcomers quickly discover a frustrating limitation: you cannot iterate through enum variants natively. We will show you exactly how to use strum to iterate through enum variants, convert enums to strings, parse strings back to enums, and leverage other powerful features that make working with enums much more pleasant.