🛣️ Routing in Backend Development — The Complete Developer's Guide

You've probably typed GET /api/users a hundred times. But do you really know what's happening under the hood when a request hits your server and somehow finds its way to the right function? Routing is one of those fundamentals that every backend dev uses daily but rarely sits down to understand deeply. This guide fixes that. We'll go from the basics all the way to versioning, middleware, and the unsung hero — the catch-all route. Let's get into it. 🧠 What Even Is Routing? At its core, routing i