Apr
20,
2022
11.16 Degrees Celsius in Aachen
jq [1] is a lightweight, flexible JSON processor for the command line. You can think of it as sed, but specifically for JSON data. Just like JBang, the tool can be easily installed with various package managers for different operating systems. What can you do with it?
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Feb
22,
2022
Accelerated API delivery with APIOps automation and governance
Businesses need new digital experiences but API operations are often a barrier to innovation.
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Jan
18,
2022
One for All
Users want to work on devices and systems of their choice. With the integrated development environment RAD Studio, you can create native apps for all relevant systems. In this article, we will take a look at its potential uses, advantages, and disadvantages.
Dec
2,
2021
How to Build Confidence in Your APIs
Your company’s approach to APIs should be central to any vision of best practices. However, the emergence of multiple protocols and tools has brought challenges to maintaining API quality and consistency. Many teams lack confidence in developing consistent, secure, and high-quality APIs.
Nov
10,
2021
Keynote: API Anti-Patterns: WD-40 for Your Digital Initiatives
It’s been a few weeks since we wrapped up another great edition of the API Conference but we still remember the amazing talks! One of them was Erik Wilde's keynote, “API Anti-Patterns: WD-40 for Your Digital Initiatives”, where he looks at the most important aspects of API management and illustrates which problems jeopardize the success of API management, and ultimately of digital initiatives.
Sep
21,
2021
Highly optimized APIs
After several years on the market, GraphQL is now a mature and established alternative to REST. You should consider it when creating or further developing an API. Many applications such as Facebook, Instagram, and XING already successfully use this REST alternative [1]. That’s a good reason to provide insights into how GraphQL can be integrated into modern serverless architectures, with minimum effort. A highly scalable implementation is presented in the interaction between GraphQL with AWS Lambda. It can be adapted to various architectures and frameworks.
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Jul
14,
2021
Top 5 reasons to attend API Conference
So you’ve decided to attend API Conference but you don’t know how to break it to your boss that it is a win-win situation? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Follow 4 simple steps and use these 5 arguments to show why your organization needs to invest in API Conference!
Jul
6,
2021
Start at the edge, typically with an API gateway, and work inwards
We spoke with Daniel Bryant about how API gateways have evolved, what impact microservices has on APIs, service meshes, and more. What are the biggest challenges when deploying and working with API gateways and what helpful tips does Daniel Bryant offer?
Apr
9,
2021
Introduction to RESTful API Design
More than twenty years after its "invention" by Roy Fielding, RESTful API design is more relevant than ever. No matter if it’s in the environment of microservices or opening up systems previously only used internally - REST is everywhere you look! But what exactly is REST? Just because a JSON or XML payload is sent to or received from a server via HTTP does not mean that it is a RESTful API. So what exactly is a REST interface? And at what point can we say that it is truly successful? This question is dividing opinions.
Feb
15,
2021
API gateway or just a service mesh tool?
Large software systems usually do not exist alone and often have many partner systems calling its APIs. The number of partner systems can quickly reach double digits. The smaller the services are cut, which currently tends to happen in projects, the higher the number of partner systems that must be called. An extensive communication network is thus established: a so-called service mesh.