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GraphQL: Building a consistent approach for the API consumer

Developers use application programming interfaces, or APIs, to assemble data and functionality for new mobile or web apps, but when it comes to interacting with APIs, developers are often faced with two popular options: REST or GraphQL. In this article, we’ll explore how these approaches compare, and we’ll offer REST API best practices that can be applied to build a more consistent experience for GraphQL API consumers.

Tech Talk : Sauce Performance

This is a Tech Talk around Sauce Performance with one of our main Software Engineers on the Sauce Performance product, Farhan Iqbalhusain Chauhan and the Product Manager, Ada Bogatek. Farhan goes into a full demo in detail of exactly how Sauce Performance works within the Sauce platform and Ada explains the benefits this will bring to your business and exactly why front-end performance testing is important.

RabbitMQ vs Apache Kafka: Comparing Message Brokers and Event Streaming Platforms

In an event-driven architecture, event routers are the components that connect event consumers to event producers. Not all implementations of event routers are the same, nor do any of them offer an all-purpose solution, so deciding which one to use depends on your use case and project's needs. Understanding their capabilities and limitations provides key insights that empower you to confidently decide which one to use and prepare you to navigate its shortcomings.

Why Is Traceability Important?

Full traceability is critical for many organizations, particularly those who need to meet regulatory compliance in their industry or minimize risk. In this blog, we discuss the importance of traceability by examining four real examples of where a lack of traceability caused issues for organizations, in some cases proving very costly. Related blog >> What Is Traceability?

Avoiding npm substitution attacks using NCM

NodeSource is excited to announce its latest NodeSource Certified Modules - NCM - release. NCM, provides developers and software teams with actionable insights into the risk levels that are present in your use of third-party packages. This release includes updates to avoid npm substitution attacks and also a GitHub Integration: Code risk, compliance and security action for PRs on Node.js.

How BigQuery helps scale and automate insights for baseball fans

When looking at data, business decision makers are often blocked by an intermediate question of "What should I take away from this data?" Beyond putting together the numbers and building the results, data analysts and data scientists play a critical role in helping answer this question. Organizations big and small depend on data analysts and data scientists to help “translate from words to numbers, and then back to words” as sports analytics pioneer Dean Oliver once said.