Tag: Restful
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Microservices vs APIs: Understanding the difference
Posted on June 25, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Microservices and APIs are becoming famous everywhere in the software development space with the increasing need to produce scalable, secure, and flexible applications at faster turnaround times. By Durga Prasad Acharya.
Tags restful apis web-development microservices app-development
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How to start a project on Angular the right way
Posted on April 24, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
How do you start a new project? ng new app and that's it! Not anymore. If you want to make maintenance and development easier you should be sure to follow these steps. By coding_indian.
Tags javascript web-development app-development restful json
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GraphQL as a migration strategy for REST APIs
Posted on January 13, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Traditional API architectures like SOAP and REST have been powering the web for a long time. But over the past five years, a change towards a more flexible and frontend-driven approach to API protocols has started, using GraphQL. But moving from a traditional API architecture like REST towards GraphQL can be challenging. Not only does your team need to adapt to GraphQL, but it also means you could be losing your investment in your current API architecture. By Mark Smallcombe.
Tags apis how-to restful devops web-development open-source
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What is the difference between REST and SOAP APIs?
Posted on January 12, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length short
When machines need to communicate with one another and exchange data, they require certain formatting for specific data types. That's where SOAP API and REST API come into play. They allow for communication and transfer of data, but each is different in several ways. From implementation to their required resources, various attributes separate one from the other. By Mark Smallcombe.
Tags apis programming restful devops learning
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JWT authentication in microservices
Posted on January 11, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
As with any Web Service, the microservices need to be protected from unauthorized access. So how do you protect each of your services? How does one share the token that is received from the Auth service?. By Anu Viswan.
Tags apis infosec restful devops
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How to build a GraphQL data layer for REST microservices
Posted on January 10, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
GraphQL is a great technology for microservices because you can use it as a data layer for these microservices. One use case is to combine the data from all these services into a single, unified API. By Roy Derks.
Tags apis serverless javascript nodejs nosql json restful
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Test your APIs further using HTTP Toolkit
Posted on December 24, 2021, Level intermediate Resource Length long
If you're a tester or developer who needs to work with APIs across different platforms, HTTP Toolkit is a valuable tool to keep by your side. By Anshul Behl. By Dennis Martinez.
Tags restful cio apis devops tdd cloud
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Principles & best practices of REST API design
Posted on December 21, 2021, Level beginner Resource Length long
This best-practices article intends for developers interested in creating RESTful Web services that provide high reliability and consistency across multiple service suites; following these guidelines; services are positioned for rapid, widespread, public adoption by internal and external clients. By Love Sharma.
Tags apis restful web-development code-refactoring how-to
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Build a GraphQL Server using Deno from scratch
Posted on February 19, 2021, Level beginner Resource Length medium
GraphQL is already known for its good parts. GraphQL helps to build super scalable APIs. It reduces coupling between code and data provider. Deno is one of the fastest-growing frameworks/languages to build APIs. By Deepak Vishwakarma.
Tags apis restful app-development nodejs javascript
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Architect's guide to APIs: SOAP, REST, GraphQL, and gRPC
Posted on January 9, 2021, Level beginner Resource Length long
There are many strategies for data exchange. Here's a primer on four essentials. By Bob Reselman.
Tags software-architecture programming restful learning
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Build a GraphQL powered API with Laravel
Posted on August 8, 2020, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Often referred to as a platform or programming language agnostic query language, GraphQL is a comprehensive approach to guide software engineers in building data-driven applications. In this tutorial, you will learn some of the fundamental concepts required to build a Laravel API powered by GraphQL. BY Oluyemi Olususi.
Tags php web-development programming apis restful nosql
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Top 5 threats to apis servicing mobile apps
Posted on July 20, 2020, Level beginner Resource Length short
David Stewart put together this blog post about security threats to APIs. As mobile apps become increasingly paramount to operating successfully in today's markets, a big question mark over API security is raised. Gartner has previously predicted that by 2022, "API abuses will be the most-frequent attack vector resulting in data breaches for enterprise web applications." Since every mobile app out there is powered by APIs, securing them is clearly a top priority.
Tags apis infosec web-development code-refactoring json restful