Self-hosted platforms have been around for a long time but fully managed solutions are the future. Learn the differences between self-hosted and fully managed to help you make the right decision for your organization.

Authenticating WebSocket connections from the browser is a lot trickier than it should be. Cookie authentication isn’t suitable for every app, and the WebSocket browser API makes it impossible to set an Authorization header with a token. It’s actually all a bit of a mess! That is the last thing you want to hear when it comes to security, so I’ve done the research to present this tidy list of methods to send credentials from the browser.

Along with approximately 70,000 other souls from around the globe, the NodeSource team attended Web Summit 2023 earlier this month. Famous for being the largest European tech event (or even the world), Web Summit was full of riveting AI conversations, more than 2,600 startups, and plenty of tasty food trucks and, of course, amazing local cuisine.

When monetizing APIs, specific ways exist to entice customers to begin using your services. Much of the time, users like to see some value before they commit to becoming a full-blown paid customer. Other times, users want to start on a free tier and, hopefully, will upgrade later. One of the most popular billing providers we see used for API monetization is Stripe, and thankfully, by using Stripe and Moesif together, you can quickly implement a Freemium model.

Imagine having to restart WhatsApp whenever you anticipate a new message, or needing to reload the page every time you expect an update on the big game. That would be a terrible user experience! Today, users expect the UI to automatically update the moment information becomes available from the backend, so, of course, we must enable them in our applications. There are a handful of technologies, techniques, and services you can use to implement live updates in React.

Ah, the sweet allure of a well-rested application. No, I’m not talking about kicking back and letting your software take a nap. I’m diving deep into C# and its Sleep method. Have you ever wondered, “Is there a Sleep function in C#?” We’ve got answers. By the end of this post, you’ll know all about the ins, outs and potential pitfalls of using Sleep in C#. So, grab your favorite beverage, and let’s get into it!

NodeJS is a JavaScript-based backend framework for web applications. It enables fast, scalable, and efficient development with high concurrency and data streams. Choosing the right database for NodeJS applications is a challenge for developers. A database should store and manage the data, handle the volume and velocity of data, provide the features and functionality you need, and be compatible, easy, secure, and reliable with NodeJS.

When working with money in an application, ensuring everything is accounted for is important. In this post, we will explore some common methods and best practices of handling money in your Ruby app, and see how you can use money-rails to write maintainable money-handling code. Let's get started!

Whether it's invoice processing or compliance management, it's likely that your organization grapples with numerous processes centered around documents. And for many, a relentless increase in document volume without an efficient way to process them has continued to challenge productivity. The manual handling of documents not only consumes time and effort but also introduces errors, which creates more costs.

An array is like a box with compartments, where you can store a set number of items of the same kind. Arrays play a crucial role in Kotlin, helping us hold many items together. They allow us to send multiple values to a function easily, or make various changes to the data. There are various different forms of arrays in Kotlin, including the object-type array, represented by something called the array class.

Since our last release announcement in April we have been working on a number of new features for Tideways that we are now happy to share with you. This is the second and final release for 2023. From here the team will be looking ahead to 2024, the 10th anniversary of Tideways’ launch, and preparing some amazing new features and improvements.

81% of marketers say content is a core business strategy. Yet, if you ask them how their content marketing strategy is working out, you will hear varying answers. Hmm, why is that? Well, the approaches in content marketing change so quickly that it’s hard to choose a perfect tactic. Even so, content is the best tool to boost your conversions and reach sustainable business growth. You may struggle to outrank the competitors in the market even though you are putting in their best efforts.

When it comes to monetizing APIs, there are a lot of ways you can do it. One popular way to do so is to charge based on how many unique users are utilizing your API. A good example would be charging $7 per month for each user using your API. For a company with five users accessing the API in a given month, their monthly statement would show a charge of $35 (plus any applicable taxes).

In the age of rapid innovation, organizations are increasingly adopting low-code business process automation (BPA) to meet demand for speedy custom application delivery and seamless digital workflows. Perhaps that’s why global demand for low-code automation platforms (LCAPs) is expected to grow 25% to a $10 billion market value in 2023. So what does the ascendance of BPA tell us about the evolution of innovation?

API pricing is important for developers and businesses alike, as it shapes strategic decisions and resource allocation. As APIs are integral to AI App developers’ frameworks , cost-value alignment in pricing ensures informed choices for organizations and customers alike, preventing unexpected financial hurdles. For AI-based API products like the ChatGPT API, pricing models must offer clarity and flexibility.

In Kubernetes environments, a suite of essential tools has emerged, addressing various aspects of deployment, management, and troubleshooting within distributed systems. These Kubernetes tools collectively aim to streamline complex processes, enhance productivity, and alleviate challenges inherent in managing modern applications. Efficient deployment, management, monitoring, and troubleshooting are crucial for achieving optimal productivity in Kubernetes ecosystems.

The PHP project publishes a new major or minor version of PHP at the end of each year. The authors announce a feature freeze around six months before the release; in the meantime, there's a flurry of activity as developers lobby for adoption of language modifications with every new release. PHP 8.3 is releasing its new features on November 23 of this year. Like every time, they have included some amazing additions this time as well.

In Swift there are 3 primary types of collections to store your data in a structured way, namely: In this article we aim to give you an overview of each. Specifically we want to show how they’re declared, illustrate the most common operations of each, provide comparisons between them where applicable and highlight the various performance considerations.

One of the most fun parts of playing games with other people is talking to your opponent: "Have a good game!" "Hmm... interesting move..." "Your children's CHILDREN will rue this day!" Online games are no exception: they're a lot more fun if you can say hello to your opponent, or even debate some strategy.

In today’s digital age, PDFs have become the go-to format for sharing and storing documents. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who deals with electronic documents regularly, you’ve likely encountered the need to create, edit, or convert PDFs. The process, however, can often be cumbersome and time-consuming. That’s where DocFly comes in, promising to streamline your PDF workflow and make managing PDF documents a breeze.

Hello there! My name is Maciej Mensfeld, and some of you might recognize me from my involvement in RubyGems Security, OSS commitments, or perhaps from Karafka: a multi-threaded, efficient Kafka processing framework tailored for Ruby and Rails. While I generally pen my thoughts on my personal blog, today's post is unique. This article results from a collaborative effort with the brilliant people over at AppSignal. To set the record straight, I don't work for AppSignal.

If you’re not using low-code, you’re already behind the curve. These platforms empower organizations to adapt quickly to the unforeseen crises and dynamic market conditions we’re all too familiar with. In this article, we'll delve into eight essential low-code features you need to have to keep up. Download the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP) for an unbiased evaluation of LCAP vendors.

Monitoring and API logging is no longer a nice-to-have – for many API providers, it has become a key part of ensuring growth and success in the ever-evolving API landscape. There are as many API monitoring tool providers as there are approaches to this topic, but we’ve gathered together a list of the top 11 in the market today.

The art of turning a product or service into profit is not always a straightforward path. ‘Monetization models’ serve as a crucial strategy for businesses to generate revenue. As simple as it sounds, choosing the right monetization model can be a game changer, a “make-or-break” piece that impacts the sustainability and growth of a business.

When monetizing APIs, a popular approach is volume-based pricing. Of all the monetization models you can apply to your APIs, volume-based pricing is one of the easiest to implement. This blog will cover the basics of applying volume-based pricing to your APIs so your customers can be billed accordingly. Let’s start by looking at the finer details of volume-based pricing regarding monetized APIs.

Automated underwriting technology is helping insurers reimagine what’s possible for replacing manual underwriting processes. Gone is the workbench of the 80s and 90s—incomplete data, sluggish page loads, time-consuming workflows and all. And in its place? A modern, connected solution that unifies your data, automates your underwriting process, and improves decision-making for a better customer experience and a stronger bottom line.

Closures provide a powerful, flexible way for iOS developers to define and use functions in Swift, replacing the blocks used in its predecessor Objective-C. They provide self-contained modules of functionality that you can move around in your code, similar to the lambdas found in other programming languages. Crucially, closures can capture and store references to any constants and variables from the context in which they’re defined.

The error 'int' object is not subscriptable occurs when you attempt to use indexing or slicing on an integer, a data type which doesn’t support these operations. An integer in Python is a data type that represents a whole number. Unlike lists or dictionaries, integers do not hold a sequence of elements and therefore do not support indexing or slicing.

If you’ve been writing code for any reasonable amount of time, then it’s virtually impossible that you haven’t handled logging in any way, since it’s one of the most essential parts of modern, “real life” app development. If you’re a.NET developer, then you’ve probably used some of the many famous logging frameworks available for use on this platform. Today’s post will cover one of these frameworks: log4net.

Apps built with Elixir can support massive scalability, real-time interactivity, great fault tolerance, and the language's syntax is actually a joy to use. Elixir is a natural fit for applications such as chat apps, data dashboard apps, and anything needed to support a large userbase. In this article, we'll use Elixir — specifically, the web framework Phoenix — to build a multi-tenant link shortening app. Let's get started!

Artificial intelligence holds the potential to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and improve decision-making across various government sectors. But without robust safeguards, there is a heightened risk of biased decision-making, privacy breaches, and misuse of sensitive data. The Biden administration’s AI executive order establishes new standards for AI safety and security as well as for responsible use of AI at federal agencies and in state and local governments.

In API development, the discourse often gravitates towards technical specifics and functionality. While attending the 2023 Platform Summit hosted by Nordic APIs in Stockholm, our head of Developer Relations, Matt Tanner, shifts the spotlight to the critical yet underappreciated facet of developer experience. His insights underscore its centrality in API adoption and effectiveness. Here’s some highlights.

API monetization is a nuanced and complex process that demands both strategic business understanding and technical expertise. While at the 2023 Platform Summit by Nordic APIs, our Head of Developer Relations, Matt Tanner, recently shed light on this topic, emphasizing the bespoke nature of API monetization strategies and the importance of aligning business needs with technical capabilities.

In the business world, the best case scenario is a client who wants what you can provide. Having a highly engaged, informed, and active consumer means having a partner who can help make your product and market performance that much better. The gold standard in this category is a PQL, or a Product Qualified Lead. What exactly is a PQL? And why is it so beneficial to target?

Integrating Cloudflare with Moesif allows businesses to leverage Cloudflare’s robust network services along with Moesif’s sophisticated API analytics and monitoring. This integration can be particularly beneficial for understanding user interactions with your APIs and improving API performance and reliability, and is quite easy to accomplish. There are two core paths to using Moesif with Cloudflare.

As companies increasingly rely on API based systems and processes, API management becomes more and more important, serving as the linchpin for facilitating communication between internal and external applications or services. Deciding which API management solution best fits your business’ use cases is no easy feat. Picking a tool that caters to the complex needs of your organization’s digital transformation starts with understanding the market and your products’ needs.

When building web applications you’ll often be using services on the client that require authentication. A common way client-side SDKs like Ably authenticate themselves is by using server-side API endpoints that generate and return access tokens. Using access tokens allows you to keep your service’s secrets on the server and instead issue time-limited and scope-limited tokens to a client. Some services even let you create revocable tokens for added security.

The 2023 banking industry crisis left a lot of us unsettled and more worried than ever about customer retention. We all want to feel confident our customers will continue to choose us, but how? Start by giving them a great experience. Business process management (BPM) can help you meet and exceed customer expectations while improving operational efficiency and managing regulatory compliance. If you're Googling "bpm in banking," you're not alone. It's an approach to improving organizational processes.

GraphQL is a query language and runtime for APIs, developed by Facebook in 2012 and later open-sourced in 2015. And it has changed the way we fetch data from our server. Typically, most front-end clients – like React, Angular, Vue, or mobile apps like iOS and Android – use REST APIs to fetch data from the server. REST APIs require more HTTP calls than GraphQL, which leads to over and underfetching.

Realtime data is rapidly becoming a standard in many consumer applications. From responsive chat applications to low latency financial applications, nobody wants to refresh their browser for new data. With lots of data bouncing around Kafka behind a firewall, it begs the question of how you can serve this information to your users without sacrificing on latency. Ably provides a seamless way to serve this data to your end users devices, globally, through a direct integration with Confluent Cloud.

To update a document in MongoDB, I used to fetch it, update the values, and save back the entry. I would question the need for an update method. Looking back, it's evident that performance optimizations were hardly a concern when working on a personal project. Working with a larger dataset is a whole different story, though. This is where no-code tools can't help. In this article, I'll share some of my learnings when it comes to working in MongoDB with millions of documents.

In parts one and two of this series, we only dealt with the pure CRUD aspects of using SQLite as a production database. In this post, we will explore the world of queue mechanisms, using SQLite as the pub/sub adapter for ActiveJob. Let's make use of LiteJob to handle incoming webhooks in our Rails application.

This blog post unpacks Bitrise's latest updates, including the General Availability launch of Enhanced Xcode Reporting and Build Annotations. Discover how these new features can enhance your building, testing, and debugging processes, providing developers with a more efficient and insightful experience.

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to N|Solid Pro - the N|Solid Copilot, a groundbreaking AI-powered assistant designed to revolutionize your Node.js development experience. This innovative tool is a leap forward in Node.js application observability and security, it’s like having a Node expert on-call. View of N|Solid Pro Console with the Copilot drawer open allowing a user to interact with the AI Assistant.

Web development is a vibrant field where innovation and technology converge to shape the digital landscape of tomorrow. In the field of creating websites and apps, ASP.NET stands as a versatile framework, offering robust tools and features to optimize website performance and enhance user experiences. Despite ASP.NET's versatility, its performance may occasionally lag suffer due to diverse strategies that can notably affect load times, user interaction, and overall site responsiveness.

Websites and apps are slowly starting to integrate more collaborative features as a means of increasing interactivity and the functionality of various use-cases. Be it a collaborative document or a chat room, one common feature is to show who else is in the space with you. Typically this’ll be done with an Avatar Stack, a collection of icons, each representing a client connected to the space.

We use them to manage users’ log-in sessions, impose time-outs, display dates when content was posted and show the most recent publications to users. This is crucial to a variety of apps, from digital diaries to diet and exercise planners, and onto travel-booking resources. As our user bases become more geographically diverse, so time management gets even more important.

Two names that have been making waves with their distinct approaches to building web apps are Next.js and Vite.js. Next.js is a React framework specialized in server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and hybrid applications. It provides features like file-based routing, image optimization, and is particularly suited for projects where SEO and fast initial load times are priorities.

Data is the cornerstone of your business. Appian 23.4 builds on this foundation with our AI, data fabric, and process automation capabilities—making it even easier to get value from your enterprise data. With the new self-service analytics capability, your business users can now securely access your data fabric to browse data catalogs, build reports, and chat with Appian AI Copilot to ask questions about their data.

Appian 23.4 is here! As usual, this release is full of new and enhanced capabilities that speed up development and make your work easier. Read on for the highlights, and watch the 23.4 Product Announcement webinar or read the release notes for more on what’s new in this release.

Data democratization can feel like just another business buzzword. But beyond the buzz, it represents an important concept: when your employees lack access to the data they need for decision-making, decisions will stall and your business will suffer. Getting value from your data—and delivering that across your organization—is a persistent challenge. Getting value from your data—and delivering that across your organization—is a persistent challenge.

This article is based on Ballerina Swan Lake Update 7.2. Today, I want to share insights into implementing GraphQL subgraphs in Ballerina. But before we dive into coding, let's take a moment to understand GraphQL federation and the problems it solves. Ballerina Swan Lake WSO2 is an open-source and cloud-native programming language optimized for integration GraphQL Federation is a way to build a unified GraphQL API by combining multiple GraphQL services.

Sealed classes are a feature introduced in Java 15 which bring a new level of control and predictability to class hierarchies. A sealed class is a class that explicitly specifies which other classes are allowed to extend it. This offers a way to restrict class hierarchies, making them more predictable and less prone to unintended extensions.

Businesses are always under pressure to optimize. Often, organizations look to use business process management (BPM) methods to streamline operations. The most direct benefit of this is to reduce costs by decreasing human labor and errors. But the benefits of BPM are much broader. BPM software and BPM methods don’t just allow you to shed the excess in the system—they can help you build real, long-term benefits that pay dividends down the road.

Monetizing an AI-based API can be a strategic decision that holds the potential to drive growth and financial stability for artificial intelligence companies. An API that doubles as an AI tool offers valuable services and capabilities that can be utilized by a diverse range of users and industries.

In today’s digital age, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are pivotal in modern businesses, connecting them with customers, partners, and the broader technical ecosystem. Growing far beyond just the backbone of an application, APIs have now caught the attention of businesses looking to create a new revenue stream. As organizations recognize the revenue potential of their APIs, effective API monetization strategies and tools have grown in popularity.

As we have seen in the last few years, subscription-based models align customer needs with business growth. Whether you’re a startup or an established enterprise, mastering the art of subscription tiers and learning how to apply them to your API monetization strategy is crucial. In this blog post, we will look at navigating through the implementation of subscription tiers for monetized APIs with the aid of two vital tools: Moesif and Stripe.

In the bustling digital marketplace, the art of monetizing APIs has emerged as a game-changer for businesses. Stripe, a leader in online payment processing, and Moesif, an expert in API analytics, are pioneering this frontier. This article delves into the essence of Stripe, the dynamics of API monetization, and how the synergy of Moesif and Stripe can revolutionize your API revenue streams.

Kotlin has gradually replaced Java as the lingua franca of Android programming. It’s a more concise language than Java, meaning your code works harder and you can build leaner applications. And Kotlin Collections are fundamental. These collections play a fundamental role in our work as programmers by simplifying the organization and management of data. Whether it’s a list, set, map or other data structure, they allow us to categorize and store data logically.

Kubernetes is one of the most popular container orchestration platforms. It helps with automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. But sometimes, it experiences some turbulences - as in a CrashLoopBackOff Error. Calling it an error is not entirely right. It expresses a state of restart loop happening somewhere in the background, i.e., in a pod.

Delivery Hero’s, Mike Gerasymenko’s (Staff iOS Engineer), took a quick 15-minute session at this year’s Mobile DevOps Summit 2023 on ‘Making your app modular’. Let's dive in to see why it was one of the most-watched sessions of the two-day Summit.

Is cost optimization at the top of your agenda? If so, it’s likely business process automation (BPA) has caught your attention. BPA combines a number of technologies to help organizations orchestrate, automate, and optimize their business processes. BPA delivers cost optimization by upping your efficiency and refocusing your talent on higher value work, but it also fosters the agility your organization needs to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime environment for running JavaScript applications outside the browser environment. It’s asynchronous and event-driven, meaning it doesn't block the event loop - making NodeJS highly suitable for the development of server-side web applications. With around 50,000 open source packages available through npm (Node Package Manager), NodeJS facilitates the seamless backend extension. The GitHub repository has 99k stars and 27.5k forks demonstrating an active community.

We are excited to announce that the Ably Spaces SDK now includes support for React Hooks. This means that developers can integrate collaborative features into their React-based applications in an efficient and idiomatic way. To help you quickly get started we have created a set of React-based starter kits for the four key collaborative features supported within the Spaces SDK - jump to these now!

As a Java developer, you'll frequently encounter stack traces in your work. By default, these stack traces are displayed on the console when unhandled exceptions occur. However, it's essential not to merely have a superficial understanding of what stack traces are and how to utilize them. This article aims to provide a comprehensive explanation. A call stack is often defined as the current stack of operations or a representation of the ongoing program flow.

PHP, one of the world's most popular server-side scripting languages, powers a significant portion of the internet's dynamic web applications. While PHP is renowned for its flexibility and ease of use, it is not immune to the challenges that come with complex software development. One such challenge is the occurrence of segmentation faults, elusive errors that can leave developers scratching their heads in frustration.

Because of the asynchronous nature of Node.js, it's crucial you set timeouts to ensure the responsiveness of your application. Node.js timeouts help prevent indefinite waiting and let your backend handle situations where tasks take longer than expected. Thanks to timeouts, you can control the maximum duration allowed for incoming and outgoing requests. In this article, we'll look at the different types of timeouts and how to set them in vanilla Node.js and Express.

SYDNEY, NSW — 08 November 2023. Logilica, a leader for Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI), today announced their support for open interfaces to their engineering analytics data warehouse and platform. Logilica enables enterprises now to bring their own software lifecycle data and upload them through Logilica’s published APIs, opening up their flagship platform to a wide variety of tools and solutions.

We're excited to share that deploying applications with buildpacks is now available on the Choreo platform. This empowers users to build their applications on the cloud faster and more easily than before.

In the previous part of this series about validating data at the boundary of an Elixir application, we covered a few general programming tactics to try and reject invalid and unexpected data in our software. Continuing with that subject, we'll now explore how two libraries, namely Ecto and NimbleOptions, can further assist us. Let's get started!

Bitrise on AWS is a new integration that brings together the industry-leading Mobile DevOps capabilities of Bitrise with the flexibility and control of your AWS build infrastructure.

The java.text.ParseException is a checked exception in Java that signals an unexpected error while parsing an input. This typically happens when the input does not match the expected format. Since ParseException 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.

Component libraries are essential tools for efficient React development. They provide a collection of pre-built UI components that can be reused across projects, saving developers time and effort. In this article, we'll explore some of the best React component libraries that can boost your productivity and enhance your user interface. Whether you need a simple button, a complex dashboard, or anything in between, you will find a suitable component library for your React project.

SaaS APIs typically require some kind of authentication to allow access. While there are many ways that APIs can implement authentication, one popular choice is using secret keys as the scheme. Exposing secret keys directly to a client application however can create security risks, so how can client applications based on libraries like React securely access SaaS services? Many APIs, including Ably, offer an additional client-oriented token authentication system.

Subversion (SVN) is one of many version control options available today. Here, we will provide a comprehensive overview of what Subversion is, the history of Subversion, what an SVN repository is, and potential drawbacks you should consider before switching to SVN.

In the 21st century, practically all technological innovation on the planet has been channeled into the mobile phone. The first generation of mobile phones simply allowed you to make calls, store numbers and play rudimentary games (some of which, like Snake, didn’t even have an end sequence because the designers didn’t think anyone would complete them). Today mobile phones are computers in our pocket, allowing us to shop, date, stream videos, buy food, order cabs and find our way around.

The growing importance of AI in business is undeniable, with more than 50% of businesses employing artificial intelligence for security and combating fraud. Additionally, beyond the practical applications for businesses externally, AI can be used internally to deliver better customer experiences through competitive tools and features. As the role of AI within an API business’ operations expands, so do the associated AI infrastructure costs.

From the moment Tom, the upcoming rapper, comes to your digital store, picks the latest Nike, to when he walks out with his loot, he deserves a user experience smoother than Michael Jackson’s moonwalk. If your site fails this litmus test, you may as well say goodbye to the emerging artist (and his money). If you succeed? Probably a conversion (and maybe a free promo in his next EP?). So, how do you rev up your site’s shopping cart conversions and turbocharge your revenue while at it?

The C# delegate is an essential “construct” in the C# programming language. Delegates are essential for event handling, LINQ queries, asynchronous programming and more. And you can, of course, make use of delegates to make your code simpler and more concise. This post offers you a guide to this incredibly useful tool in C#. By the end of the post, you’ll have learned: Let’s get started.

In today's evolving technology landscape, businesses are increasingly recognizing the potential of migrating legacy systems to the cloud. Even though they are the backbone of many organizations, legacy systems and services deployed via on-premises servers often need help to keep up with modern business requirements. Cloud migration offers a transformative opportunity to enhance scalability, flexibility, and efficiency, while enabling access to a wealth of innovative services.

Deno and Bun are two JavaScript runtime newcomers that aim to undermine Node.js. These alternatives have gained popularity for their innovative approach to server-side development with JavaScript. But the real question is: what do they bring to the table compared to Node.js? In this post, you'll learn what Deno and Bun are, what they offer, and how they address some long-standing drawbacks in Node.js. We'll shed light on specific use cases where Deno and Bun excel.

In the second post of our series covering LiteStack (an alternative way to build Rails applications entirely based on SQLite), we'll explore the database's concepts of flexible typing and type affinity. We'll not only discover how SQLite's data handling differs from other SQL databases, but also how we efficiently process and store binary data, like images, directly in a database column. Note: LiteDB is essentially SQLite, but fine-tuned for usage in Rails.