LogRocket·26wStop Writing REST APIs From Scratch in 2025
Modern frameworks like tRPC, Fastify, and Hono eliminate the need to write REST APIs from scratch by leveraging schema-driven design. These tools reduce boilerplate code while improving development speed and type safety, making manual API construction increasingly obsolete.
Neon·28wA PostgREST-Compatible Data API, Now on Neon
Neon launched a PostgREST-compatible Data API that allows querying Postgres databases directly over HTTPS. Built as a Rust re-implementation of PostgREST integrated into Neon's proxy fleet, it offers improved resource efficiency, multi-tenant architecture, and automatic scaling across thousands of databases. The API provides dedicated endpoints for each database branch, supports scale-to-zero compute while maintaining constant availability, and integrates with Neon Auth or external JWT providers. Designed particularly for AI agent platforms, it eliminates the need for Postgres client libraries by using standard HTTP requests with JWT authentication and Row-Level Security.
DEV·25wMy Top 7 Postman Offline Alternatives Every Developer Should Try
Explores seven offline API testing tools as alternatives to Postman, addressing concerns about cloud dependency following recent AWS outages. The guide covers Apicat, Insomnia, Hoppscotch, Paw, Thunder Client, HTTPie, and RestClient, highlighting their offline capabilities, local storage options, and Postman compatibility. Each tool offers different approaches—from standalone clients to IDE extensions and command-line interfaces—enabling developers to test APIs without internet connectivity while maintaining control over their data and integrating with local development workflows.
Make WordPress Core·24wGutenberg 21.9 (October 22)
Gutenberg 21.9 introduces several new blocks including Math (for LaTeX formulas), Breadcrumbs, Term Count, and Term Name blocks. The release improves drag-and-drop interactions by directly moving blocks instead of showing a drag chip. DataViews now supports customization persistence across patterns, templates, and pages screens. The Accordion block gains anchor support and is ready for WordPress 6.9. Additional enhancements include aspect ratio controls for galleries, block visibility controls, and numerous bug fixes across the block library, collaboration features, and REST API.
roadmap.sh·25wTop 37 REST API Interview Questions (and Answers)
A compilation of 37 common REST API interview questions with answers, covering fundamental concepts, best practices, and technical implementation details. Designed to help developers prepare for technical interviews where REST API knowledge is assessed.
Web Dev Cody·27wThe coolest feature of Hono
Hono provides automatic type generation for REST APIs, enabling IntelliSense and type safety between backend and frontend without the abstraction overhead of tRPC. By chaining endpoint definitions and using Zod validators, developers can export type definitions that client applications can import, getting autocomplete for routes, parameters, and payloads. This approach works in monorepo setups where both API and client use TypeScript, reducing errors from API changes and eliminating the need to manually track endpoint signatures across hundreds of routes.
marmelab·26wAdd Role-Based Access Control On Top Of Your REST API
Marmelab built simple_rest_rbac, an open-source Caddy module that enforces role-based access control on REST APIs. The middleware checks user permissions from a JSON configuration file, integrates with JWT authentication via placeholders, and returns 403 Forbidden for unauthorized requests. It uses the same permission format as React-admin's RBAC module, supporting wildcards and deny rules. The solution eliminates the need to reimplement authorization logic on both client and server sides.