MirahLabs Engineering Blog
Technical insights, architectural deep-dives, and system designs authored by our product engineers and AI research leads.
API Versioning Strategies: URL, Header, and Media Type Versioning Compared
Changing API behaviors can break client integrations. Compare URL-based, custom header, and content-negotiation API versioning strategies.
FastAPI Dependency Injection: Design Patterns for Clean Architecture
Dependency Injection in FastAPI is a core feature. Learn how to manage database sessions, security credentials, and mock external service classes in tests.
Load Testing Your API with Locust: From Basics to CI Integration
Load testing reveals performance bottlenecks before your users do. Learn how to write realistic Locust test scenarios, interpret results, and integrate load tests into your CI/CD pipeline.
Async Python with asyncio and aiohttp: Building High-Concurrency APIs
Python's asyncio enables non-blocking I/O that handles thousands of concurrent connections with a single thread. Learn async patterns, event loops, and building async REST APIs.
Python Type Hints and Pydantic: Building Safer, Self-Documenting APIs
Type hints transform Python from a dynamic free-for-all into a structured, IDE-friendly language. Pydantic adds runtime validation. Together they make your APIs safer and self-documenting.
WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events vs Long Polling: Real-Time Web Comparison
Real-time features require different transport mechanisms depending on communication pattern, browser support requirements, and scale. Compare WebSockets, SSE, and long polling with concrete Flask examples.