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Google Cloud’s Threat to Shut Down App Highlights Lack of Customer Service
A recent issue has brought to light the lack of customer service provided by Google Cloud Platform. Google has promised to improve yet the same issues appear to be commonplace. Anyone looking for a platform upon which to run production products has a serious reason to pause when considering GCP.
07-08-2018
How to Build a Great Banking API Portal API University
The banking sector has seen a great many new APIs in the last few years. With so many new APIs made available came an equal number of developer portals. Which ones have done the best job of presenting their APIs and what commonalities can you learn from when implementing your own banking API portal?
07-01-2018
Why to Build an App With an SDK Instead of an API API University
When it comes to integrating a third party’s services with your own, APIs are often the way to go. But in some cases SDKs can offer a number of advantages over direct interaction with the API. But how do you choose? This article looks at the reasons why sometimes it makes sense to use an SDK.
06-03-2018
Which Cloud Vendor Offers the Best Free Tier?
These days if your business isn’t using a public cloud vendor then you’re likely to be behind. Deciding on which cloud platform to use can be daunting but three of the leading providers offer a free tier that allows you to give them a test run before sinking a portion of your budget into one.
05-13-2018
What are the Best Python Tools for Machine Learning?
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence have been a part of the API conversation for a number of years now. When it comes to Machine Learning, it's no secret that Python is one of the most popular languages. This article looks at five Python based tools for working with Machine Learning.
05-06-2018
How to Evaluate the Hidden Costs of Serverless Architecture API University
Serverless architecture may be an excellent approach, but is it the wisest for your company? Learn what the specific metrics you need to use to evaluate the actual development time requirements and real-time costs of paying-by-trigger for API requests, storage, and networking.
04-29-2018
Which Platform is Easiest for Publishing a Progressive Web App? API University
Since their introduction in 2015, Progressive Web Apps have been viewed as a potential way to break the grip that native apps have had on the mobile app ecosystem. The most effective way to reach users still is to publish your app to one of the major app stores, but which one plays best with PWAs?
04-22-2018
What Are Six of the Most Common API Mistakes? API University
Building an API can happen in a matter of minutes. But there is a big difference between whipping up an API, and crafting one that is secure, reliable and meets the user’s expectations. In this article we looks at six common mistakes that arise from APIs that weren’t made with enough care.
04-21-2018
When to Use the Three Styles of API Documentation API University
One of the key parts of an API provider’s journey is offering documentation that contributes to a good developer experience when first encountering the API. But what should your documentation look like and how can it help potential customers through the steps of discovering your API?
04-15-2018
How to Ensure a Painless API Release in 10 Steps API University
It’s an old adage but it’s true; if you want your API to succeed, treat it like a product. And one of the most important steps in any product’s lifecycle is when it gets released. James Higginbotham offers a 10-point checklist to help make sure that your API release runs as smoothly as possible.
04-08-2018
How an IRS API Could Transform the Economy
If you want any kind of credit these days, you’re going to get assessed by one of the private credit bureaus for credit worthiness. These bureaus rely on data from past and present creditors to evaluate your position. What they’re missing, however, is information from the IRS.
03-18-2018
GraphQL Pain Points to Look out For API University
GraphQL offers providers an alternative to REST, especially as the number of API clients has increased, and in some cases GraphQL offers a number of advantages over REST. GraphQL does have it's pain points and this article takes a look at what those are and how to solve for them.
03-03-2018
5 Great PHP Frameworks for Building an API
Developing an API in plain PHP is time-consuming and error-prone. Thankfully, it’s not necessary. All you need is a great little PHP framework to help you out. Rakesh Patel over at BCW picks out five of the best PHP frameworks for creating REST APIs.
02-26-2018
Developer Attempts to Transcribe a Podcast with Microsoft's Speech API. Hilarity Ensues.
Despite the infinite compute power of the cloud and all the machine learning and artificial intelligence that thrives on that compute power, technology just falls short of our expectations. Which is exactly what happened when one developer gave Microsoft's Bing Speech Recognition API a whirl.
02-15-2018
Why Your API Documentation Shouldn't Rely on a Tool
Maxime Locqueville of Algolia is often asked what tool the company uses for API documentation. He gives the name but he’s tempted to say it’s not an important question. What matters more than the software rendering your docs is the quality of the content.
02-04-2018
Why Bustle Switched Their API to GraphQL
Facebook’s baby GraphQL is the hot new thing in APIs promising to topple REST from its perch. But how does a newbie go about using it and what for? And why might you not want to use it? David Iffland over at InfoQ sat down with Steve Faulkner to talk about how they adopted GraphQL and why.
02-03-2018
What Airport and API Security Have in Common
Just like airport security, a system hosting a public API has to deal with heavy loads of incoming traffic every day. Most of that traffic is legitimate but not always. David Andrzejek explains to you how you can keep the bad apples out of your API while still serving millions of requests each day.
01-06-2018
How to Build A Simple AI Chatbot With Web Speech API and Node.js API University
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an AI-powered voice chat interface in the browser. You’ll use the Web Speech API to listen to the user’s voice and reply with a synthetic voice. Tomomi Imura over at Smashing Magazine takes you thru every step so you can go from zero to hero in no time.
12-03-2017
How to Track a Storm With the Tableau JavaScript SDK
Visualizations are a useful component of web applications because you can display data, build mental images, and engage your audience. Tableau, the business intelligence and analytics company, explained in this tutorial how to track a storm by consuming their JavaScript SDK.
11-19-2017
What to Consider When Pricing Your API API University
It’s no secret that the API business is big business. Over $500m was pumped into API-driven firms just last year and that number is only likely to rise. But how do companies make money from an API and how should you price API usage to get the best return?
10-22-2017