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Phase 23 · Interview Preparation

Technical

HTTP & REST fundamentals

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

Fluent, fast recall of HTTP methods, status codes, and REST conventions — frequently tested as quick-fire questions or embedded in take-home API design tasks.

How to Learn This

  • 1Make a flashcard set of common status codes and drill them until instant.
  • 2Practice explaining idempotency and statelessness with concrete examples.
  • 3Be ready to critique a poorly designed REST API shown to you in an interview.

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