Does Every Framework Need Its Own Cloud?

The team behind FastAPI, the popular high-performance web framework for Python, recently released FastAPI Cloud, a streamlined deployment solution explicitly designed for FastAPI applications. This release follows a familiar pattern across other ecosystems: framework creators eventually offer managed deployment options.

I find myself often in two minds when this happens. On the one hand, best practices are baked in, and there is ease of deployment and usually amazing CI/CD integrations. However, many of these services just wrap AWS, adding extra costs you could avoid if you learn to do things yourself. When investors also get involved, initially accelerating development, the frameworks involved sometimes turn in a direction that is not always best for the community.

Hopefully, this leads to great things for the FastAPI team and the FastAPI community.

-- Alexander

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Documenting Multiple API Versions

Phil is writing more delicious API content over at Bump.sh again this time covering managing multiple API versions. Maintaining old API versions when releasing new ones can be a hassle; thankfully, Bump.sh makes this a breeze.

FastAPI Cloud

If you want to deploy your FastAPI in a second, look no further than FastAPI Cloud. It's an opinionated way to build and deploy web applications, but it ensures your APIs will be production-ready when using FastAPI. There is currently a waitlist, but check out the release blog for more info.

Build a REST API with Java and Quarkus

Looking to build a modern, cloud-native Java application? This hands-on guide walks you through creating a RESTful API using Quarkus, integrating Postgresql for data persistence, and deploying seamlessly on OpenShift. Quarkus has caught my attention recently as a modern version of Spring with less hidden magic that I usually encounter when building a Spring Boot Application.

TypeSpec 1.0 GA: API First

TypeSpec 1.0 is now generally available. If you have not encountered TypeSpec before, it allows you to generate OpenAPI specs and more by designing your data and types up front. I have mixed feelings about TypeSpec, as it feels like extra steps, but I love tools that encourage planning.

Routing & Middleware in GO

Middleware is a typical pattern for building APIs in many frameworks and languages. In GO, people often turned to different third-party packages to manage these; however, this doesn't need to be the first option. Go introduced pattern matching in version 1.22, making building your own routing logic much easier.

Node HTTP Performance

Node has been growing rapidly over the last year. Now, the amazing Yagiz Nizipli is turning his attention to increasing HTTP performance. Check out the linked GitHub issue for more details.

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