Best of ByteByteGo — April 2025

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   EP157: How to Learn Backend Development?

   Backend development involves understanding the differences between backend and frontend, choosing appropriate programming languages (Java, Python, JS, Go, Rust, C#), working with various types of databases (SQL, NoSQL, NewSQL), learning about different API types (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP) and authentication methods (JWT, OAuth2, API keys). Additionally, it includes knowledge of server hosting services, containerization, server setup, and DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and monitoring tools.

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   EP158: How to Learn API Development

   Key tips for learning API development including fundamentals, request/response handling, authentication and security, and deployment. A focus on AI coding aids like Augment Agent, and significant coding tools for 2025. Also covers network protocol dependencies and essential design patterns. ByteByteGo is hiring for a sales and partnerships lead.

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   How WhatsApp Handles 40 Billion Messages Per Day

   WhatsApp manages to handle nearly 40 billion daily messages by utilizing a robust backend architecture with simplicity, asynchronicity, and isolation at its core. Erlang is pivotal, offering lightweight concurrency, fault isolation, and efficient message routing. The architecture benefits from smart partitioning, resiliency under failures, seamless upgrades, and focused quality control, all managed by a small engineering team. Database design favors speed with in-memory key-value stores and async writes, while backend systems are structurally isolated to ensure reliability.

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