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Sep 27,2026

Why I Chose Opaque Tokens Over JWT for My Spring Boot API

JWT is popular, but is it always the right choice? My experience choosing database-backed opaque tokens for a small Spring Boot monolith.

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Sep 22,2026

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TanStack Query — The Complete Crash Course

Everything you need to actually use TanStack Query in production: queries, mutations, caching, invalidation, optimistic updates, and the pitfalls that trip everyone up.

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