Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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👋 Hi, I'm Waqas — a Software Architect and Technical Consultant specializing in .NET, Azure, microservices, and API-first system design..
I help companies build reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend platforms that scale.

Experienced across engineering ecosystems shaped by Microsoft, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

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OpenAPI

Definition

Standard description of API endpoints, shapes, and auth; single source of truth; generate clients and contract tests.

As defined in the knowledge graph

REST API description; tooling and contracts. — From: gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose Which
Standard for describing REST APIs; broad tooling support. — From: REST vs GraphQL for APIs: When to Choose Which

Synonyms

Swagger

Related concepts

Contract Endpoint REST

Articles mentioning this concept

Full-Stack .NET and Angular for Enterprise Applications gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose Which REST vs GraphQL for APIs: When to Choose Which