GraphQL
BackendAn API style where the client states what it wants.
One endpoint that accepts a description of the desired data. Fills a rich screen in one round trip with no unused fields, at the cost of much harder caching and rate limiting.
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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Rate limit
BackendA cap on how often you may call something.
A restriction on request frequency, signalled by a 429 status. Exists to keep one caller from consuming a shared service. Respect it by backing off rather than retrying immediately.
See also Status code, Retry, Exponential backoff