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In an ASP.NET MVC application with views that make AJAX calls for widgets like dropdowns and data grids, is it better to use Web API controllers or regular MVC action methods that return JSON?
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Is it okay to deploy both front end and backend everytime if they are in a single repository
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I have written ...
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OpenAPI - `v0.x.x` as a way to denote unstability
In OpenAPI, is there a convention for denoting that your API is not stable yet?
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Should you use nested routes within NestJS for a "RESTfull" API
Here is an Example API for managing companies, employees, and their children. My entity relationships are as follows:
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Is there any way to have an android or iOS app expose a web-api?
I want to develop a miminal app for iOS and Android.
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How to model api error type with errorCode and parameters
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Purpose of async/await in web servers when stuck with legacy I/O
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Purpose of async/await in web servers
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Allow-Rendering-Prevent-Download Architecture
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How to create QueryBuilder to work with concurrent requests
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Return response from controller or raise exception from service
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Does it make sense for an API with 1 daily job to do to be asynchronous?
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