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..
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Versioning

Definition

Package versioning; polyrepo requires versioning shared libs; monorepo can use project refs.

As defined in the knowledge graph

REST: URL or header; gRPC: package or service version in .proto. — From: gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose Which
REST: URL or header; GraphQL: add fields, deprecate old ones. — From: REST vs GraphQL for APIs: When to Choose Which

Related concepts

Deprecation gRPC REST

Articles mentioning this concept

gRPC vs REST for .NET APIs: When to Choose Which Monorepo vs Polyrepo: Trade-offs for .NET and Microservices REST vs GraphQL for APIs: When to Choose Which