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Combining regular expressions with named capture groups to improve performance

Regular expressions are usually not top of mind when you think of performance bottlenecks in your application, but inefficient patterns or sub-optimal use of the APIs can make them slow. A wonderful learning opportunity for this is a recent roughly factor of 2x performance improvement patch to Doctrine DBAL’s SQL Parser. This patch was submitted by Soner from Shopware fame, thank you to him.

The Evolution of Automation: Why Enterprises Are Turning to AI Agents

Process automation has been around for decades, but the tools under this technology umbrella have multiplied over the years. Robotic process automation (RPA) was an early tool for handling simple, routine tasks, and it’s still powerful to have in your intelligent automation arsenal. But when technologies like intelligent document processing, business rules, and workflow orchestration entered the scene, they brought new capabilities to the process automation suite.

The AI Maturity Model: Scaling AI from Pilot to Pioneering

Your organization may be one of the many that is rushing to implement AI. But do you know where you fall on the AI maturity model? More than just a framework for understanding AI, the AI maturity model is a strategic guide that helps turn AI investments into tangible business results. A 2024 IDC study commissioned by Microsoft titled “The Business Opportunity of AI” found that organizations gain a $3.7x return for every $1 spent on generative AI.

How to Read and Analyze iOS Crash Reports: A Developer's Guide

The crash-proof app doesn’t exist. It never has, and it probably never will. Because apps can crash for all kinds of reasons, some of them impossible to foresee. No matter how well we build them, crashes are going to happen to our apps. So, as devs, we need to know how to react to a crash when it happens. And in this context, understanding crash reports is crucial. They provide the clues we need to put the pieces together.

Unlocking Seamless Integration with MCP Servers on Choreo

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to large language models (LLMs). It’s becoming a foundational layer in many AI-native workflows, especially when working with real-time or continuously updating data sources. We're excited to announce that Choreo now supports the deployment of MCP servers, empowering developers to integrate AI capabilities more efficiently into their applications.

Dev Portal & AI Coding Agents

The AI coding era isn’t coming, it’s already here. Today’s AI agents aren’t just helping developers code faster; they’re starting to drive entire development workflows. In this quick video, see how Kong’s Developer Portal makes it easy for both humans and AI agents to securely discover, consume, and collaborate on APIs across your organization. From accelerating planning to boosting developer productivity, Kong gives you a smarter way to manage APIs at enterprise scale.

Automate safer API delivery with Kong Gateway and decK

Moving faster shouldn’t mean giving up control. In this quick demo, see how to go from an OpenAPI spec to a fully configured service in Kong Gateway—with built-in plugins, tagging, backups, and diff checks for safer, repeatable API deployment. Learn how your platform team can use decK to: Promote configurations from non-production to production with confidence If you're looking to streamline API operations without sacrificing governance or security, this walkthrough is a must-watch.