Microservices architecture has been gaining significant recognition in the world of software industry. The reason is that it offers a wide range of flexible and scalable applications. It requires segmenting the application into independent services to provide numerous benefits for the end-users. When it comes to implementing API testing for microservices architecture, you are bound … Read more →
APIs are the backbone of modern-day app architecture. These APIs act as a key to ensuring security. Typically, the API holds the most valuable data for an enterprise. Hence, if that data is compromised, you know your company and your users are to face the brunt too. In such a case, it is crucial … Read more →
Every now and then, a certain piece of technology will become a buzzword. Everyone’s talking about it. You’ll hear the term thrown around left, right and centre. In the office. Even outside of the office. One of these terms at the moment? API. If you’re unsure what API is and want to learn more, understand … Read more →
Data has unarguably become one of the most prized assets of an organization. However, data-centric businesses require a successful application programming interface (API) platform to power digital transformation and agility initiatives. The benefits of APIs are understated. It enables data monetization, forging profitable alliances, and growth opportunities. That said, it’s now relatively easy to create … Read more →
Often the workloads of modern analytics need complex augmentations or transformations that require using third-party services or custom code. Using external libraries and services complicate the pipelines of data. In order to simplify the remote services, the team of Snowflake has created some external functions that enable customers to invoke custom code and external APIs … Read more →
Introduction: Dating has not changed much, but online dating has certainly created a shift in the paradigm. There are many dating apps that make meeting new people easier than ever. Communication with potential dating partners depended on their proximity they could establish to know each other. However, the internet and the usage of communication APIs have now … Read more →
In API development, API virtualization is the final frontier. After creating and testing with individual software parts, like stubs or mocks, API developers finally encounter a full virtual copy of the API. Given that the virtualization mirrors all the important specifications of the API, it enables developers to cover a lot of ground. But API … Read more →
For a growing number of businesses, apps have become the most important way they connect with their customers. Just look at your device and this readily becomes apparent as the odds are that you have apps from several brands that you connect with on an almost daily basis. However, there is another level of connection … Read more →
In case you don’t know what a QR barcode is, it’s basically a barcode like the ones you know from the supermarket, except it’s more advanced than that and it looks different as well (see picture to the right). QR stands for “Quick Response” and is already being widely used in Asia for some time. … Read more →
With the imminent arrival of the new Motorola ES400, RIM is already adding EDA-like capabilities to its Blackberry phones. When the BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system was released with the BlackBerry Torch 9800, it already supported an API for barcode scanning, one of the main features of a typical EDA. An API or Application Programming … Read more →