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What's Better: WebWork Time Tracker or Toggl Track?

The rise of remote work has brought forward relatively new software products called time trackers. As more and more companies were going remote, they needed a way to monitor their employees’ work to ensure proper workflow. That’s when they started to use time trackers. Despite the general resistance towards time trackers, time and proper use proved them important. Both companies and employees realized how beneficial time trackers can be both for the company and for personal use.

Instrument your Nodejs Applications with Open Source Tools - Part 2

As we mentioned in the previous article, at NodeSource, we are dedicated to observability in our day-to-day, and we know that a great way to extend our reach and interoperability is to include the Opentelemetry framework as a standard in our development flows; because in the end our vision is to achieve high-performance software, and it is what we want to accompany the journey of developers in their Node.js base applications.

Programming Paradigms Compared: Functional, Procedural, and Object-Oriented

Conceptually, a paradigm is a system of concepts and practices that reflect the current state of our understanding of the field. In general, a programming paradigm refers to a style, way, or classification of programming. Programming languages are used in order to solve problems. A paradigm's difficulty varies according to the language. Paradigms can be used in several programming languages, but a strategy or methodology must be followed.

Is Fortify Static Code Analyzer the Right Choice for Your Next SAST Tool?

There are many embedded systems out there, but only a few static code analysis tools that realistically support embedded software developers. The recent acquisition of Micro Focus by OpenText, including the Fortify Static Code Analyzer, reignites the question of which static code analysis tool is best for your embedded software project. Between Fortify and Klocwork, our experts have the answer.

Using Time Series Charts to Explore API Usage

One major reason for digging into API and product analytics is to be able to easily identify trends in the data. Of course, trends can be very tough to see when looking at something like raw API call logs but can be much easier when looking at a chart aimed at easily allowing you to visualize trends. Enter the Time Series chart.

Read/Write a JSON file with Node.js

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages (C, C++, JavaScript, and so on). These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language.

10 Features of CodeIgniter Every Developer Should Know

There is no doubt that CodeIgniter is one of the best PHP frameworks for developing websites. However, before using CodeIgniter for development, every PHP developer should be aware of all the features of CodeIgniter to use it to its full potential. In this article, we will go over all the great features of the CodeIgniter framework in depth. It will help you understand how to use the CodeIgniter best for your development needs.

End-to-End API Monetization with Azure APIM, Stripe, and Moesif

Many API developers and companies struggle to find ways to set up systems to monetize their APIs easily. Some are simple but not customizable and some are complex and require massive engineering effort to actually get it all running. To make things easier, Moesif created the Billing Meters feature which gives massive customizability but with a minimal amount of code and engineering effort to monetize APIs.

Enhance Observability with Opentelemetry tracing - Part 1

Recently, conversations have been increasing around OpenTelemetry; it is gaining more and more momentum in Node.js development circles, but what is it? How can we take advantage of the key concepts and implement them in our projects? Of note, NodeSource is a supporter of OpenTelemetry, and we have recently implemented full support of the open-source standard in our product N|Solid. It allows us to make our powerful Node.js insights accessible via the protocol.