How Smart API Design Promotes Sustainable App Development
With the tech industry evolving rapidly, reducing development time has become absolutely crucial. For established software companies and independent developers alike, success requires fleet-of-foot...
View Article8 Open-Source Frameworks for Building APIs in Python
Python is a highly-capable language, primed to handle the rigors of API development. Popularized by major companies and smaller development teams, Python is applauded for its user-friendliness....
View Article3 Frameworks for Building APIs Using Rust
Originally a personal project of Mozilla’s Graydon Hoare, Rust’s development began in 2006. It first said Hello World following its official announcement by Mozilla in 2010. Though Rust hasn’t enjoyed...
View ArticleCGAP’s Open APIs Program: Revolutionizing Financial Inclusion in Developing...
Since 1995, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has made poverty reduction its core mission. Comprised of 30 development organizations, leaders recently unveiled an ambitious new program....
View ArticleBuilding Fullstack, Serverless GraphQL APIs in the Cloud
A powerful query language for APIs, GraphQL has long been appreciated for its data-integration capabilities. GraphQL allows developers to extract pertinent data from their APIs without added fluff. In...
View ArticleThree Key Steps for Scaling a Developer Portal
Quality API documentation is unquestionably the lifeblood of the developer experience. Most self-service tools require detailed tutorials, even for simple use. We know developer adoption drives the...
View ArticleTechnology Spotlight: Introducing RapidQL
What if you could harness the power of queries without making multiple round trips? Alex Walling and the folks over at RapidAPI have answered just that. The development team has churned out a powerful...
View ArticleMonitor the COVID-19 Outbreak with These APIs
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, monitoring the pandemic’s progress has become a top priority. Awareness is absolutely essential in the wake of a crisis—for citizens and data scientists alike....
View ArticleThe Long-Term Ramifications of Poor API Design
Our digital landscape is dominated by services, many of which power the daily experiences we rely upon. Banking, entertainment, and numerous other industries deliver core functionality to their...
View ArticleThree Kubernetes Service Meshes Compared
The cloud revolution has led companies to deploy a variety of services. These services are inherently connected through hybridized, multi-cloud environments. Microservice providers often grapple with...
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Takeaways From the 2020 Cloud Elements State of API Integration Report
We review the 2020 State of the API Integration Report, conducted by Cloud Elements. Download it here. For players in the software space, staying relevant in the marketplace has always been a...
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Calculating the Total Cost of Running an API Product
So, you want to develop and distribute an API. Connecting people with your services is a great way to build a user base. It’s also a pathway to monetization. This success doesn’t come freely. The...
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Findings From Platformable’s Open Banking Trends Report
We review findings from the Q1 2020 Open Banking Report by Platformable. Download it here. We’ve previously touched on how APIs are revolutionizing financial inclusion in developing regions. The API...
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Breaking Down SmartBear’s 2020 State of API Report
We cover top findings from SmartBear’s 2020 State of API Report, an annual global survey of the API industry. Grab a copy here. For the third time, SmartBear — sponsor of Swagger, SoapUI, and the Open...
View ArticleHow Educational APIs are Enabling Online Learning
In 2020, COVID–19 impacted the education system in ways we couldn’t have imagined — with over 1.2 billion children taking an indefinite classroom hiatus in favor of e-learning. Remote tools are...
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Breaking Down Postman’s 2020 State of the API Report
In their 2020 State of the API Report, Postman surveyed over 13,500 developers, testers, executives, and others to get a beat on the industry’s most significant developments. Follow along to learn more...
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How to Write Your First OpenAPI Specification
REST is the undisputed, go-to architecture for the vast majority of today’s APIs — facilitating simplified-and-efficient design for developers of all aptitudes. Millions of APIs can attribute their...
View ArticleHow APIs Improve End-User Experiences
Today’s applications and services are starkly different from their siloed predecessors. Developers maintain ecosystems of microservices — or interconnected programs that deliver unique functionality —...
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3 Helpful Tools for Extending OpenAPI
Though OpenAPI Specification (OAS) fits many use cases, specialized tweaks will be necessary in some cases. Extensibility refers to this customization. Developers may add data to key points within the...
View ArticleKey Takeaways from RapidAPI’s 2020 Developer Survey
There’s no denying that APIs have exploded in popularity over the past year. Microservices form the backbone of our digital world, and APIs connect users — from the coffee shop to the (home) office —...
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