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Choosing Billing Metrics in Apigee vs. Moesif

Perhaps the most important part of any monetization strategy is the effective selection of API billing metrics. Billing metrics form the backbone of your monetization strategy, and giving ample thought to what – and how – to monetize will pay long-term dividends both in economic terms as well as management ones. Today, we’re going to look at what API billing metrics actually are, and how they related to your long-term monetization strategy.

Internal API Security Measures: Protecting Your Infrastructure

The rapid development and deployment of software applications largely rely on the power of APIs. These Application Programming Interfaces act as the glue holding together various components, enabling efficient communication and data exchange between them. From mobile apps to web services and enterprise systems, APIs are ubiquitous, playing a critical role in the seamless functioning of modern software architecture – but its important to take internal API security risks seriously.

How to Use Shoulda Matchers with RSpec for Ruby on Rails

When writing tests in Rails, you should avoid repetition and have the right amount of tests to satisfy your use case. This article will introduce you to shoulda-matchers with RSpec for testing functionality in Rails. At the end of the post, you should feel confident about using shoulda-matchers in your Rails application. Let's get going!

How to Deploy a Python Flask app with Heroku

In this tutorial, we will build a simple Flask app that is primed and ready to deploy to Heroku. Once the bare bones of the app are built, we will guide you through the setup process on GitHub and Heroku so that you can start making automatic deploys in no time. But before we dive straight into the code, why choose Flask and Heroku in the first place?

Choosing the best JavaScript framework for your next project

The State of Developer Ecosystem 2022 report revealed that 65% of developers are using JavaScript, making it the most popular language. JavaScript also claims the spot of most popular primary language with 34%. Of all the JavaScript developers 80% use at least one JavaScript framework. Though there are thousands of JavaScript frameworks available, only a small subset of them is being used by developers.

API Strategy for Decision Makers: Episode 1

Discover the ins and outs of API strategy with Moesif's Podcast Network, featuring Derric Gilling, CEO of Moesif, as he shares valuable insights for API product managers and professionals. Join Mike Amundsen in this discussion where Derric delves into the evolving landscape of API products, explore key elements such as the API product lifecycle, including discovery, adoption, and monetization.

WordPress Plugins to Optimize your Google Page Speed Score

Page loading speed has been an official Google ranking factor since 2010. Additionally, Core Web Vitals, strongly tied to speed, became part of the factors influencing Google search result rankings in 2021. Understanding the impact of Google rankings on business outcomes, website owners are dedicating more time and effort to optimization. Their goal: achieving “green” Google Page Speed Insights, especially in the “Performance” category for mobile versions.

Advanced Multi-tenancy for Elixir Applications Using Ecto

Welcome to part two of this series. In the previous tutorial, we learned about multi-tenancy, including different multi-tenancy implementation strategies. We also started building a multi-tenant Phoenix link shortening app and added basic user authentication. In this final part of the series, we'll build the link resource, associate users to links, and set up the redirect functionality in our app.