#node#api#backend#webdev
My rate limiter was doing exactly what I told it to do. That was the problem.
I had a /image endpoint capped at 3 requests per minute. Simple express-rate-limit, keyed by IP,...
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Building AI infrastructure for developers. Creating Apiarium to simplify access to GPT, Claude and Gemini through one API. Sharing what I learn.
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#ai#api#webdev#productivity
I checked my OpenAI and Anthropic dashboards every morning for a month. Then I stopped.
OpenAI usage page, check spend. Anthropic console, check spend. Add it up in my head. Close both...
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#webdev#saas#startup#devops
Slack or Telegram for solo founder alerts? I was asking the wrong question.
When I started thinking about real-time alerts for my SaaS, my first instinct was Slack. Familiar,...
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#ai#api#llm#showdev
I Got Tired of Rewriting AI API Wrappers, So I Built a Gateway
Every side project starts the same way. -Generate an OpenAI key. -Add it to .env. -Write a...
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#security#node#javascript#webdev
The Security Bug Every Node.js Developer Ships to Production
Last year I was doing a code review for a startup. Everything looked fine on the surface, clean code,...
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#node#javascript#aws#webdev
The Node.js Mistake That Cost My Client $3,000 in AWS Bills
Last year I was asked to investigate a startup's AWS bill. It had jumped from roughly $200/month to...
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#security#webdev#saas#javascript
Your SaaS is probably leaking money right now — and you don't know it
Most indie developers ship their SaaS, celebrate, and move on. Security feels like something for...
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#api#javascript#node#webdev
5 Things I Learned Building APIs with Node.js:
Why Your CORS Setup Breaks in Production You build the API. Test it locally. Everything works...
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#api#productivity#webdev
5 Production Mistakes That Changed How I Build Express APIs
I stopped thinking APIs break because of “complex code”. They break because of boring things you...
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