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Axum + sqlx: The Rust Backend Setup I Actually Use in Production

I picked axum for a Rust service and spent a weekend on basics nobody documents. Here's the axum + sqlx production setup I actually ship,…

Rayyan | June 27, 2026 | 10 min

Rust

Picking Between Axum, Actix, and Rocket: My 2026 Decision Tree

How I actually choose a Rust web framework in 2026, with the four questions I ask before opening Cargo.toml and a real code snippet from…

Rayyan | June 1, 2026 | 6 min

Backend

Axum Error Handling: the Split That Stopped My Opaque 500s

How I split thiserror and anyhow inside Axum handlers, then let IntoResponse map domain errors to real status codes without leaking internals to callers.

Rayyan | May 17, 2026 | 8 min

Backend

Axum in Rust: The Patterns That Actually Stuck for Me

The Axum patterns I actually use in production Rust services: extractors, Tower layer ordering, an error enum that works, and pragmatic tracing.

Rayyan | May 13, 2026 | 9 min

Programming

Rust web frameworks in 2026: axum, actix-web, and Rocket in practice

I picked axum for a new Rust service last month. Here's what I learned comparing axum, actix-web, and Rocket in 2026, with code and when…

Rayyan | April 21, 2026 | 10 min