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backend-fundamentals

by Daniel Podolsky

630Feb 6, 2026Visit Source
TRIGGERS: "review my API", "check my endpoint", "is this RESTful?", "backend review", "building API", "creating endpoint", "adding route", "implementing service", "making controller", "adding middleware", "handling request", "server-side", "Express route", "API design", API, REST, Express, Node.js, routes, middleware, controllers, services, server logic. USE WHEN: Junior is BUILDING APIs, structuring backend code, designing endpoints, or handling requests. PROVIDES: REST conventions, middleware patterns, route organization, separation of concerns. PROACTIVE: Triggers when junior mentions building backend features, not just reviewing.