Why Your API Contract Matters More Than Your Database Choice

Contract-first API design—writing OpenAPI specs before code—delivers surprising returns in developer experience. By establishing a single source of truth for your API shape, you eliminate entire categories of type mismatches and version skew before tests run. The author's experience building MyTazki shows how five hours of specification work prevents fifty hours of debugging, making API contracts, not database selection, the true architectural lever for scalable development.