A practical guide for developers and businesses on choosing, securing, and maintaining open source components in custom projects.

Databases form the backbone of web applications. Choosing between traditional SQL and NoSQL systems can significantly impact performance, scalability, and development speed. This guide outlines where NoSQL databases shine and how they compare with conventional relational databases.

Mobile apps have become an essential extension of how people interact with products and services. Whether you’re booking a flight, paying for coffee, or managing your retirement portfolio, you’re likely doing it through a smartphone. That popularity brings significant security challenges, especially with estimates showing more than 255 billion mobile app downloads in 2023 alone. Each of those downloads represents a potential opportunity for attackers if security best practices are ignored.

This article provides a comprehensive guide to building secure, performant, and reusable custom backend APIs for mobile applications and websites using technologies like PHP, MySQL, JWT authentication, and modern development practices.

This post explains the differences between MySQL's FLOAT, DOUBLE, and DECIMAL data types, including their precision, storage, use cases, and example SQL statements.