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With the release of Node.js 24.11.0 “Krypton”, the Node.js 24 line has officially entered Long-Term Support (LTS) and will continue receiving maintenance and security updates through April 2028. This marks the beginning of a new stable era for production workloads, bringing developers enhanced security, stricter runtime behavior, and improved Web API support.

In today’s fast-moving vibe coding world, speed often wins. Developers spin up APIs, microservices, and pipelines in minutes. But speed comes with a cost: consistency, compliance, and long-term maintainability of APIs often lag behind. If you’ve ever looked back at a project and realized that naming conventions slipped, security best practices were inconsistently applied, or APIs drifted away from your organizational guidelines, you’re not alone.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept, it’s a business necessity. The rise of generative AI (Gen AI) has transformed it from a buzzword into a defining force reshaping industries at every level. What was once viewed as an experimental technology is now a key driver of competitiveness, innovation, and efficiency across the global economy.

Ever wondered how you can walk out of a modern store, without even scanning a single item, and still get a perfectly accurate bill on your phone? Or how retailers seem to know exactly when shelves need restocking before you even notice they’re empty? Well, that’s the power of computer vision in retail, an AI that gives machines the ability to see, interpret, and make decisions in real time. And it’s not emerging anymore because it’s scaling fast.

API versioning is essential for ensuring APIs evolve without breaking existing integrations. Here are five common strategies, each with unique advantages and challenges: Automated Versioning with Tools: Platforms like DreamFactory automate version management, reducing manual effort and ensuring seamless updates. URL Path Versioning: Adds version directly in the URL (e.g., /v1/products). It’s simple, visible, and widely used but can lead to maintenance challenges as versions increase.

When your application suddenly fails at 3 AM, logs will be your best friend the next morning. But until this happens, we often treat logs as an afterthought. Sometimes there is a discussion on log levels or wording of the message, but we rarely go beyond that. After all, what's so interesting in pushing out a bunch of letters, perhaps with some additional metadata, which we will not use 95% of the time? The Elixir Logger module has us covered well. It's a solid foundation for our basic logging needs.

In modern applications, real-time interactions have become the norm. Users demand immediate communication in apps like chat platforms, collaborative tools, live streaming services, and games. WebSocket APIs provide an effective means of creating interactive real-time apps by allowing persistent, bidirectional communication between the client and the server. We’re thrilled to announce support for exposing and managing WebSocket APIs with OAuth 2.0 security and other capabilities with Bijira.

Epic (EpicCare) is the clinical backbone for most major healthcare organizations. Yet, for developers, analysts, and innovators, accessing and using Epic data remains one of the most complex challenges in health IT.