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Building a URL Shortener: My First Real Dive into Backend Fundamentals

I recently built a URL shortener, and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I've made since I started learning backend development.

• Project covered core backend concepts like databases, caching, rate limiting, and HTTP semantics
• Used nanoid library for generating short codes and PostgreSQL for relational database
• Incorporated Redis as a rate limiter with in-memory counters and expiry functionality

3h ago ·dev.to

The hostname you visit over HTTPS is sent in plain text

I had assumed, without ever checking, that the padlock meant nobody on the network could tell which site I was visiting. The connection is encrypted end to end, so surely the destination is part of…

• Hostname transmitted in plain text during HTTPS connection.
• Server Name Indication (SNI) extension reveals hostname.
• Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) proposed to encrypt hostname.

2h ago ·dev.to

Autonomous Taxis Set for Tokyo Debut in 2027

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Go Inc., operator of a taxi-hailing app, Waymo LLC and Nihon Kotsu Co. said Tuesday that they will jointly launch driverless taxi services in Tokyo in 2027, marking…

2h ago ·nippon.com