You’ve developed an amazing API product. Fantastic. But that’s just the beginning of your journey. Starting an API-first company brings with it a whole host of unique challenges for you to face along the way. Based on Moesif’s own experience of founding an API-first company, we’ve shared some insights below to help you avoid some of the pitfalls and make the most of the opportunities that lie before you. “API-first” can mean different things to different people.
Every company wants to deliver the best product to its customers, and this theme is woven into the product development process at all successful companies. Product development in the SaaS domain comes with a unique set of software developer problems. Software developer problems can range from poorly defined customer expectations to a greater need for complexity and rapid technological advancement. These problems are all part of software development being a highly dynamic and complex process.
Developers are talking about Google’s latest creation: Carbon, a supposed wunderkind programming language that will save the technoverse from C++ and serve as its successor or replacement. Just like a rehashed Hollywood blockbuster about a supposed messiah, we’ve heard this story before. The 2000s saw more than one language try to fix C++’s minuses. The two big ones were Rust (backed by Mozilla) and Go (a.k.a. Golang, initiated by Google).
Rails defaults to minitest, but much of the community has adopted RSpec—which is right for you? In this article, William Kennedy compares RSpec and Minitest in a new Rails app.
React has gained popularity recently and is now among the most cherished frontend frameworks ever. React has consistently placed in the top two positions in the State of JS survey for the past five years, which serves as evidence. Additionally, this indicates that more developers than ever are creating projects in React. The React library benefits from the use of boilerplates, which are lines of code that are neutral by design and serve as a natural starting point when developing with any technology.
One of the first needs of developers is debugging memory-based issues in Node.js applications quickly and effectively. Still, before we jump right into the Heap Snapshot concept, it's essential to understand what a memory leak is. A basic definition that I would apply in this context is: Memory leaks are quite common in production applications. Fortunately, they usually aren't difficult to find.
A memory leak is an unintentional, uncontrolled, and unending increase in memory usage. No matter how small, eventually, a leak will cause your process to run out of memory and crash. Even if you periodically restart your app to avoid this crash (no judgment, I've done that!), you still suffer the performance implications of a memory leak.
As government agencies and organizations look to modernize their technology stacks to keep up with changes in the workforce, aging solutions, and closing contracts, they’ll all set out with a similar process: submit an RFP, review submissions, and choose a vendor. Seems simple enough. But what government CIOs often don’t realize is that requiring proven, specific use cases may be limiting what their new (and likely expensive) technology investment can do for their organization.
There’s a function called Enum.map in Elixir that works on multiple collection types, but it's not without its issues. In this post, I will introduce you to a concept from functional programming called a functor. We’ll make a Functor protocol with a function called fmap that will aspire to be a better version of Enum.map. Note: The article is inspired by the Witchcraft library, which we covered in one of our previous posts. But first: what's the problem with Enum.map exactly?
Import maps are a new way for web pages to control the behavior of JavaScript imports, potentially enabling you to ditch your build system. In this article, Ayooluwa Isaiah dives deep into the specification.
One of the most commonly occurring errors in C#, FileNotFoundException is raised when the developer tries to access a file in the program that either doesn't exist or has been deleted. The following are some of the reasons the system is unable to locate the file.
The java.io.EOFException is a checked exception in Java that occurs when an end of file or end of stream is reached unexpectedly during input. This exception is mainly used by data input streams to signal end of stream. Since EOFException is a checked exception, it must be explicitly handled in methods that can throw this exception - either by using a try-catch block or by throwing it using the throws clause.
Many API developers and companies struggle to find ways to easily set up systems to monetize their APIs. Some are simple but not customizable, some are complex and require massive engineering effort to actually get it all running. To make things easier, Moesif created a feature a few months ago called Billing Meters which gives massive customizability but with a minimal amount of code and engineering effort.
One of the more popular ways for developers to use Node.js is to leverage Worker Threads. Workers (threads) are useful for performing CPU-intensive JavaScript operations, according to the official documentation. They have proven to be the best solution for CPU performance due to the following features.
In JavaScript, the type checking operator typeof returns the data type of the argument that was supplied to it. Any variable, function, or object whose type you want to determine using the typeof operator can be used as the operand. The typeof operator can be used to check the data type before execution because JavaScript is a dynamically typed language, which means that you do not need to define the type of variables when declaring them.
New breakthroughs in drug development are leading to groundbreaking results that could change lives in 2022 and beyond. However, at the dawn of a new decade, there are major challenges facing the industry that could prevent this innovation revolution. With the rising costs and increasing complexities involved in bringing products to market, life sciences organizations are re-examining their business operations and technology adoption.
Rust and Go in some ways are polar opposites. They are defined by their respective approaches to code. Rust is scrupulous, meticulous, and demands painful attention to detail; Go is laidback by contrast, easygoing, and simple. They both prize efficiency, but one in the means (Go) and the other in the ends (Rust). A true Go vs. Rust battle needs to compare the two languages in more depth. Golang and Rust owe their births to loathing for other systems languages (and by languages, I mainly mean C++).
Anomaly detection refers to the problem of finding patterns in data that do not conform to expected behavior. Understanding memory management reduces the possibility of wasting your application's resources and the unexpected effects on performance. According to Sergey Kibish, Anomalies can be illustrated in a simple two-dimensional space.
Learn how to create and manage user permissions in your Django apps.
Debugging your code is one of every developer's worst nightmares. Debugging Java code is a difficult task. It is the process of detecting and fixing bugs or errors in code, projects, or applications. For any Java developer, debugging is a must-have ability. The ability to debug a Java program allows you to uncover any subtle bugs that aren't obvious during code review or appear when a specific situation occurs. This article offers some tips for debugging Java code.
So far, in Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series we’ve explored how building a unified and integrated vacation plan is a lot like moving your business through the phases of successful digital transformation. In Part 1, we talked about using process mining to know where your bottlenecks and potential obstacles are, and understanding how to resolve them.
Fetch() support is now available in Node.js as an experimental core feature. Fetch() is a well-liked cross-platform HTTP client API that functions in browsers and Web/Service Workers. Many people who want to build cross-platform HTTP request code and are familiar with the fetch() API structure and call patterns have long demanded the addition of fetch() support. The node-fetch module was created specifically to backfill this feature in Node.js, which is why it exists.
Computers are becoming more powerful, thanks to GPUs and multi-core CPUs. Equally, applications are getting more complex as they leverage threads (independent execution units in a process) for maximum application performance and responsiveness. In this article, we will explain what multithreading is, and how Node.js handles asynchronous operations using the event loop and worker pools. We'll also discuss how to use the Node.js worker-threads module to create and manage threads. Let's get started!
It’s a journey every organization takes eventually – overhaul legacy systems and streamline core processes to drive efficiencies. But with more complexity than ever before, even the best companies struggle, with limited process transparency, compliance mandates and performance goals preventing progress. The path to enterprise modernization is clear – efficient workflows rule the day.
In Node.js, you can centralize tracing information generated by V8, Js code, and userspace code. Directly in the APMs, tracing means that you will have a detail of each flow in your application's process; this means that you will have records available of each time a function is called or a database or external information is called. With tracing, you will have a way to capture, visualize and analyze traces across complex architectures, including architectures that use monoliths and microservices.
There are two types of tokens which can be generated when invoking the token endpoint in WSO2 API Manager. They are Opaque tokens and JWT tokens. You can easily create a service provider through the Management console and select which type of token you wish to generate using the service provider. What if you want the generated tokens to be in a customized format? In this article, we will look at how to create our own token issuer and generate customized tokens.
Ballerina is an open source programming language for the cloud that makes it easier to use, combine and create network services. In addition to the powerful language features, it comes with a rich standard library, which covers network data, messaging and communication protocols.
This is the first part of a two-part series about maintainable code in Elixir. In this part, we will show how code predictability plays a crucial role in a project's short and long-term health. We will use Elixir's built-in features for this, like the pipe operator, tuples, and with blocks. First, we'll explain what predictability is and why it is so important. Then we will go through some tools that Elixir already has and how you can use them to write better code.
In this article, we’ll be sharing some of Google Dev Expert Peter-John (PJ) Welcome’s thoughts on Android DevOps challenges and also get a glimpse into his personal roadmap for mobile success.
Low-code is fast becoming the go-to tool for organisations across Europe as they seek to rapidly transform digitally and solve critical business issues. Low-code platforms offer a new way to unite IT and business, with the ability to extend automation solutions and digital apps enterprise wide. They offer a user-friendly workflow interface that lets both professional developers and non-technical business users work together on solution design and development.
In 2015 GraphQL was created by Facebook as an alternative to REST APIs to give more power to frontend developers by making API calls more flexible. GraphQL achieves this goal by providing its API consumers with a query language that allows them to query just the data they need. While GraphQL can improve frontend developer experience, its specification doesn’t have opinions on security.
Have you ever paid a bill for electricity, internet, or water? Was that bill based upon the amount of resources you used?
Containers are popular and unlock many benefits for Laravel developers, but getting started can be confusing. Learn how to containerize an existing Laravel application and discover the benefits that containers can bring to your development workflow.
In an episode of our Mobile DevOps is a thing! podcast, we talked to Swift developer John Sundell about Mobile DevOps and his consultancy services, among other things.
The java.io.FileNotFoundException is a checked exception in Java that occurs when an attempt to open a file denoted by a specified pathname fails. This exception is thrown by the FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, and RandomAccessFile constructors when a file with the specified pathname either does not exist or is inaccessible.
In their recent report on insurance services, ISG outlined the everlasting impact of COVID-19 on the insurance industry: “greater adoption of online and omnichannel distribution, cloud platform services, and analytics to cope with the crisis and to prepare for new ways of operating and serving customers.” With more emerging players entering the insurance market and insurers recognizing the need for providing a digital experience, consumer demands for a connected insurance experience have gr
What are the best practices of the mobile team behind one of the world’s leading buy-and-sell platforms for improving productivity and the developer experience? Read on for the five main learnings from our recent customer story.
Review your applications in detail with CPU Profiles in N|Solid and find opportunities for Improve code. You can use the CPU Profiler tool in N|Solid to see which processes consume the most percentage of CPU time. This functionality can give you an accurate view of how your application is running and where it is taking up the most resources.
Government organizations have a bad rap for being inefficient. But with outdated technology and limited spending, they aren’t exactly set up for success. And the expectations from stakeholders are high, with funding provided primarily by taxpayer dollars.
Developer experience. If you provide APIs or API-first products, you likely hear that term a lot. After all, you need developers for an API to succeed — and if they don’t have a great experience, they’ll move on.
RSpec provides tools that help you test the behavior of your Ruby objects. Join Abiodun Olowode for a tour of mocks, stubs, and spies—and learn how to use them in your Ruby projects!
All your app-level settings are available on one page to simplify handling test devices, notifications, and more.
Case management software is often confused by the word “case.” Let's debunk this. Case management is a type of work where all tasks revolve around a noun (person, place, event, etc.) that needs to be resolved in a loose or unstructured pattern.
In the competitive software industry, many new products are purpose-built to provide value to end-users. Project viability depends not just on the accuracy of the product in meeting user requirements, but also on the time and resources spent in its development. Using fewer resources may enable faster development and allow the business to cash in on an identified opportunity faster. But exactly how do you get from concept to product fast, while staying true to design objectives?
We’ve all heard the terms API product or API-as-a-product. The terms themselves seemed to be used quite freely, leaving some of us with an assumption of what is meant but without a really solid grasp. As joining and contributing to the API economy becomes more desirable, API products are a crucial part of any business that is looking to tap into it. So asking “what is an API product?” is a really relevant question with many different angles.
In this article, we will configure Capistrano in a Ruby on Rails application. We will then deploy the app to a cloud instance that runs Ubuntu as an operating system, independent of your hosting provider. You can use any cloud service, or even an on-premises server, to test or replicate the steps we'll take. Once we've deployed the app, we'll look briefly at how you can monitor your app's deployments using AppSignal. But first, you might ask: why should I use Capistrano in the first place?
When we are executing an application with a significant number of processes, we cannot afford to stop the operation to review what is happening outside of production, for this reason, a tool that allows us to have greater observability and a level of detail is key in the management of our project.
Writing tests for an application is the most difficult but necessary element of a development process. Tests ensure correct code maintenance and enhanced code quality. In this tutorial, we’ll show the best way to handle side effects in your Node.js applications. But first, let's define side-effects.
The past few years have accelerated the need for every business, irrespective of their industry of operation, to provide dynamic digital experiences. Consumers now demand digital experiences that are simple, seamless, personalized, always on, and (inherently) secure from every organization they do business with. During this journey towards digitalization, businesses have often realized that this process enables them to open themselves up towards new business opportunities and modern business models.
Now in beta: break your Workflows into Stages, build and test in parallel, shard your tests, and get faster PR feedback.
Can't decide which React component library to use? In this article, Omojola Samson evaluates ten of the most popular React component libraries. Material UI is the most popular by far.
Imagine you are responsible for the health of your node applications and you have N|Solid in place, you would regularly check the N|Solid Console to review your Projects and Applications to quickly view how well things are running.
As a result of the rapid growth in the number of applications and systems in the world, it has become arduous to create multiple user accounts and remember the credentials for each application. Addressing this concern, social login has become a widely adopted login option. Social login is a simple process where a user can select a social network as their identity provider.
The meteoric rise of Product-Led Growth, or PLG, has transformed business within the world of technology. One sector in particular has found incredibly fertile ground, that being, API-driven companies. This is in part because API-driven companies offer an easy-to-adopt platform that is highly customizable. Top product led growth companies Twilio and Stripe are often listed as the luminaries in the API space, because of their disruptive approach and their wildly high valuations.
You’ll have heard of Dark Mode, a much-loved and ubiquitous type of theming for websites and applications that switches the page you’re looking at from a traditional white-background-dark-text theme to a darker background with lighter text. As it stands though, the availability of a dark mode theme is the responsibility of the developer.
In the first of this three-part blog series, Discover, Design and Automate Your Way to Business Agility, Speed, and. . . the Caribbean?, we introduced similarities between vacation planning and moving your business through digital transformation. In part 1, we explored the discovery phase: finding out how process mining helps identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in your business processes so you can optimize and automate with agility and speed.
A HAR file is a breakdown of timings that help you better understand how your site gets built. The standard includes timings for DNS, objects, and connections, among others. These values are stored as JSON documents in a file called a.har. In practice, reading.har files can be complicated, but there are ways to make sense of the data for your particular web page or domain.
Advancements in technology pushed new entrepreneurs to be more adaptable for their businesses to grow. Unfortunately, further developments could be hindered by the talent deficit plaguing the corporate world. According to a recent survey from management consulting company McKinsey, 87 percent of executives worldwide said they are experiencing skills gap problems in the workforce.
We are pleased to say that Bugfender is now officially ISO 27001 certified: our code is developed following Secure Development Life Cycle, the code is reviewed manually and using automated tools, and we perform penetration tests, following the industry’s best practices. We have an incident response process, we perform employee background checks, training, supplier vetting, etc.
Asgardeo’s new Organization Branding feature is now available for you to try out. In this post, we will cover the problem that has been addressed by Asgardeo, and what this new feature has to offer.
In this hands-on article, you'll learn how to build and test Flutter apps faster with the M1 Apple silicon chip.
Hotwire is a hot topic at the moment for every Rails developer. If you work with Rails, there is a good chance you have already heard a lot about it. Hotwire is a completely new way of adding interactivity to your app with very few lines of code, and it works blazing fast by transmitting HTML over the wire. That means you can keep your hands clean from most Single Page Applications (SPA) frameworks.
The NoSuchElementException is an unchecked exception in Java that can be thrown by various accessor methods to indicate that the element being requested does not exist. Since the NoSuchElementException is thrown at runtime, it does not need to be declared in the throws clause of a method or constructor.
There’s a common misconception that product-led growth means a business doesn’t focus on sales. That’s not the case. It’s just that product-led growth layers in sales later in the customer journey. This can be a hugely effective approach, particularly when it’s combined with deep data insights to drive that growth. For API-first companies, this product-led approach is a cornerstone of success.
As many people are confused about the job titles and responsibilities of testing roles in the software development field, I hope to clarify these differences in this article.
The proprietor of any application wants to make money with the program they’ve produced. There are numerous monetization platforms to choose from. Still, using mobile advertising is by far the simplest way to make your app profitable and successful. Joining a mobile ad network could help app developers monetize their apps passively by offering ad space to advertisers. If you intend to develop an app, app monetization strategies are an important factor.
Today’s users expect stunning visuals and lightning-fast load times, and to deliver on this expectation, many web applications are starting to look more and more like mobile apps. This puts many developers in the unenviable position of having to choose between delivering cutting-edge UI and blazingly fast performance or sacrificing one for the other. Svelte can help you make this choice: it’s a new approach to web application development with performance baked in from the start.
Amazing web platforms and responsive designs are available in web development. The best websites feature an engaging design and a responsive layout. We use CSS to create the finest possible website design. To create responsive user interfaces, we can use a variety of tools including Bootstrap, Bulma, and Foundation. But what if we wish to use unique user interface designs? With the recent popularity of custom UI designs, Tailwind CSS has benefited many frontend developers.
Modern web development makes effective use of animation. It not only improves the visual appeal of your application for the user, but it also offers interactive features like the ability to show and hide content in response to user input. A JavaScript library called React is used to create user interfaces. While some developers refer to it as React.js, others are more familiar with the name React. It is a JavaScript library that was created entirely in JavaScript.
