Glossary

The words, without the shrug

Every term the courses use, defined in one line and then in a paragraph. Written to be read out of order.

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API

Backend

An agreed set of messages two systems exchange.

The contract between two pieces of software: which requests are valid, and what shape the answers take. Both sides can be rewritten freely as long as the contract holds, which is what makes independent teams possible.