<!-- Context: development/navigation | Priority: critical | Version: 1.0 | Updated: 2026-02-15 -->

# Backend Development Navigation

**Purpose**: Server-side development patterns

**Status**: 🚧 Placeholder - Content coming soon

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## Planned Structure

```
backend/
├── navigation.md
│
├── api-patterns/              # Approach-based
│   ├── rest-design.md
│   ├── graphql-design.md
│   ├── grpc-patterns.md
│   └── trpc-patterns.md
│
├── nodejs/                    # Tech-specific
│   ├── express-patterns.md
│   ├── fastify-patterns.md
│   └── nextjs-api-routes.md
│
├── python/
│   ├── fastapi-patterns.md
│   └── django-patterns.md
│
├── authentication/            # Functional concern
│   ├── jwt-patterns.md
│   ├── oauth-patterns.md
│   └── session-management.md
│
└── middleware/
    ├── logging.md
    ├── rate-limiting.md
    └── cors.md
```

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## For Now

Use specialized navigation: `../backend-navigation.md`

Also see: `../principles/api-design.md`

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## Related Context

- **Backend Navigation** → `../backend-navigation.md`
- **API Design Principles** → `../principles/api-design.md`
- **Core Standards** → `../../core/standards/code-quality.md`
