Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has been transforming industries and our day-to-day lives alike. Its undeniable impact has led to significant effort and investment into making AI more accessible to everyone, everywhere. Open-source AI technology and AI APIs are two examples of our commitment to AI democratization. AI APIs democratize AI by providing access to pre-trained AI models, even for developers without extensive machine learning expertise.

Unit tests are essential to verify the behavior of small code units in a Node.js application. This leads to clearer design, fewer bugs, and better adherence to business requirements. That's why Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) have become so popular in the backend development community. In this tutorial, we'll dive into unit testing and understand why it's needed in your backend.

It's 2024, and the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is 35 years old. The fact that the vast majority of web traffic still relies on this simple, stateless form of communication is a marvel in itself. A first set of content retrieval optimizations were added to the protocol when v1.0 was published in 1996. These include the infamous caching instructions (aka headers) that the client and server use to negotiate whether content needs refreshing.

Ably CEO, Matthew O'Riordan, recently joined sports and media veteran, Carlo De Marchis, on his podcast ("A Guy with a Scarf") to discuss the dynamic world of realtime fan engagement in sports and entertainment. In the interview, Matt and Carlo cover the evolution of realtime applications and how the changing expectations of fans, particularly younger generations, are shaping the future of fan engagement. Watch the full interview, including Matt’s predictions for the future of this space.

In the fast-paced world of government software development, efficiency and effectiveness are paramount. One way government organizations enhance agility, foster innovation, and optimize resources in the public sector is through citizen development—the practice of allowing non-technical employees to create their own software applications using low-code or no-code platforms.

Interoperability is one of the main reasons to reverse engineer APIs. Unlike a few decades ago, when software could exist in isolation, nowadays, a program runs on a complicated operating system and involves communication with several libraries created by different people. Reverse engineering APIs for interoperability involves API integration and learning new ways in which programs can exchange and use information.