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In this article, we'll explore how to build a type-safe and flexible validator system in Rust, taking cues from DRF's elegant design. We'll start with a basic structure and progressively enhance it to create a more practical and feature-rich solution.
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
4/9/2025
We just saw the official release of Rust's 1.85 version, and a lot of wow changes came with it, one of them being async closures. This new feature has caused a lively debate in the Rust community: Are async blocks, a staple of Rust’s async ecosystem, now obsolete? Are they useless?
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
3/12/2025
This article provides a detailed guide on designing such a system using a relational database model. We’ll explore the relationships between products, modifiers, and modifier groups and demonstrate how to implement this design using SQLAlchemy and SQLModel, two powerful Python libraries for database management.
Emmanuel Ogbiyoyo
3/1/2025
This crate is widely used to make HTTP requests in Rust, and in this article we will discuss three impressive additions in this crate, namely: JSON handling, multipart forms, and streaming capabilities
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
2/22/2025
In this tutorial, we will be building a simple Chatbot to query, your documents on your local machine, using GEMINI for embeddings. Tauri for app development and Rig as our SDK for Gemini.
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
2/21/2025
However, unlike in languages like Python or JavaScript, building recursive functions can be more challenging due to Rust’s strict memory safety guarantees. This is even more apparent when trying to make recursion asynchronous.
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
2/21/2025
This article breaks down what ACID compliance is, why it matters, and how to implement it effectively in your database systems.
Solomon Eseme
2/8/2025
![When to use Arrays and Vectors in Rust — Array[] vs Vectors<>](https://strapi-images-aws-s3.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Arrays_vs_Vectors_in_Rust_a110e678aa.png)
This article is not about Data Structures in general so I won’t go into details, but all you have to know is Dynamic arrays are simply static arrays with a bunch of wrappers to handle fluidity, in rust this wrapper is called a Vector.
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
1/30/2025
To understand what REST and GraphQL are, we would have to dive into the world of APIs which stands for Application Programming Interfaces.
Amanda Ene Adoyi
1/21/2025
Five backend projects with a real design constraint in each: a ledger that must balance, media that must stream, entitlements that expire, a catalogue that must stay searchable, and 2 buyers reaching for the same item. What to build and how to present it.
Solomon Eseme
9/15/2026
Spring Core and Spring Boot are key components of the Spring Framework. While Spring Core provides the foundational tools for Java application development, Spring Boot simplifies the process by offering pre-configured setups. Understanding their differences helps developers choose the right tool for building efficient, scalable, and modern applications.
Ayush Shrivastava
1/16/2025
![#[cfg] Conditional Compilation in Rust](https://strapi-images-aws-s3.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Embedded_Link_44_06c388963d.png)
Well if you are wondering how I can target each operating system, sit back as I explain the wonders of conditional compilation and how it is done in Rust.
Ugochukwu Chizaram Omumusinachi
1/16/2025
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