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What is Express.js and Why Does It Matter? API University

In a world of monolithic web frameworks, Express.js offers an alternative. It is described as a "fast, unopinionated, minimalist server-side web framework for Node.js." and strives to make web application development for Node.js easier. This article breaks down exactly how Express works.

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Brendan Stanton

Framework, Application Development

05-05-2017

Build a React Universal Blog with Next.js and ButterCMS API University

A common client request is to integrate a blog directly into their React app; one that lives in a subdirectory for its SEO benefits. Common solutions include using a pre-rendering service but in this article you'll learn how to build a CMS-powered blog using React, Next.js, and ButterCMS.

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Roger Jin

Content Management, Application Development, Blogging

05-02-2017

How and Why to Integrate Gitlab with JIRA API University

GitLab is a tool that helps teams to work cohesively and collaboratively across a singular platform. JIRA is a project management tool for planning, tracking, and releasing software. In this article, we dive into how to integrate GitLab with JIRA, and look at the advantages of this integration.

How-To

Doron Katz

Project Management, Application Development

04-25-2017

What Hootsuite Learned from Building Their API API University

Creating an API that is easy to use and maintain is difficult. Hootsuite took some wrong turns at early stages and have made great strides since then so that they can offer an API that’s fast, easy-to-use and easy to maintain. The Hootsuite blog explains what lessons the company has learned.

On the Web

Seamus Holland

API Design

04-23-2017

What Is a WebSockets Push-Styled API and How Does It Work? API University

Continuing our series on push technologies, part three looks at WebSockets and how they are appropriate for when you need a server-to-client real time interactive exchange. Part three discusses what you can do with WebSockets and how it differs from other push technologies.

Analysis

John Mueller

Streaming, API Design

04-20-2017

How to Establish a Reliable Microservice Security Strategy API University

Microservices promise much greater scalability than standard monolithic apps, but there’s always a catch. In the case of microservices it’s that managing security is more complicated. Scott Matteson sat down with Owen Garrett to learn more about microservices and its security best practices.

How-To

Seamus Holland

Microservices

04-17-2017

What Is a PubSubHubbub Push-Styled API and How Does It Work? API University

This is the second part of our series on push technologies. This article will look at PubSubHubbub, a closely related cousin to Webhooks. PubSubHubbubb is an API technology used to publish information on the Internet by pushing content instead of forcing clients to poll for it.

Analysis

John Mueller

Streaming, API Design, Publishing

04-03-2017

How to Transition Your App to a Service Based Architecture API University

Nearly every app starts as a monolith. But as the codebase grows, the app can become hard to understand for new developers and one small change in one part of the system can have unexpected effects in other places. This is where having a service-based architecture can help.

How-To

Seamus Holland

Microservices, Application Development

04-02-2017

Why Messages Queues Might Not Suck API University

A short while ago Bob Reselman wrote a piece, Why Message Queues Suck. As you might imagine, the piece caused quite a stir, particularly on Reddit. Many readers did not buy the idea for a variety of reasons. One area of disagreement was around fail safety and high availability.

Analysis

Bob Reselman

Integration

03-29-2017

What is a Webhooks Push-Styled API and How Does It Work? API University

This is the first part of our series on push technologies. This article will look at Webhooks, explaining what they are, how they work and why they are well suited to use cases where the underlying data is constantly refreshing. We will also look at examples of APIs that are supporting this style.

Analysis

Chris Wood

Webhooks, API Design, Streaming

03-28-2017

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