MirahLabs Engineering Blog
Technical insights, tutorials, and architectures written by our design and backend engineers.
OWASP Top 10 2024: What's Changed and How to Fix Each Vulnerability
The OWASP Top 10 is the definitive guide to web application security. This article covers the 2024 edition's changes, real-world attack examples, and practical mitigations for each vulnerability.
Microservices vs Monolith: Choosing the Right Architecture for Your Stage
The microservices vs. monolith debate isn't one-size-fits-all. This guide helps engineering teams choose the right architecture based on team size, scale, and product maturity.
gRPC vs REST vs GraphQL: Choosing the Right API Protocol
REST is the default, but gRPC excels for internal microservice communication and GraphQL shines for complex client-driven queries. This guide helps you choose the right protocol for each use case.
API Gateway Design: Rate Limiting, Auth, and Routing at Scale
An API gateway is the front door to your microservices. This guide covers designing gateways with token-based auth, dynamic routing, rate limiting, and circuit breakers.
Designing RESTful APIs: Best Practices for Consistency and Usability
A poorly designed API is a liability—developers avoid it, bugs multiply, and breaking changes cause outages. This guide covers REST naming conventions, versioning, error formats, and documentation with OpenAPI.
Architecting for Disaster Recovery: RTO, RPO, and Pilot Light Strategies
Data loss and outages can devastate businesses. Understand Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and compare cold, warm, and hot recovery setups.