If I wanted to build a REST API in Node.js,

I'd copy these 12 design practices:

1. Use consistent resource naming

2. Version from day one

3. Use proper HTTP status codes

4. Implement pagination from the start

5. Use DTOs. Don't leak your DB schema

6. Add rate limiting

7. Design for idempotency

8. Standardize error responses

9. Use proper authentication patterns

10. Document your API

11. Add health check endpoints

12. Add observability from day one

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