Securing Your Data Stream with P2P Encryption
A system is only as secure as its weakest part — the most expensive chain in the world wrapped around deeply sunk steel columns is worthless if tied together with zip ties. The same holds true for...
View ArticleUsing Spark to Create APIs in Java
Perhaps the singular most important choice an API developer can make is one of programming language and architecture. Choosing how an API will communicate with consumers, how security will be...
View ArticleUsing Spark to Create APIs in Scala
In our previous piece, we discussed the strengths of the Java Language within the Spark framework, highlighting the ways Java Spark increases simplicity, encourages good design, and allows for ease of...
View ArticleDocker Containers and APIs: A Brief Overview
One of the major issues universally faced in API development is the management, packaging, and distribution of dependencies. The dependency set required by an API might make it extensible, wonderful to...
View ArticleTop Specification Formats for REST APIs
Documentation will set you free. Whether your API is for internal, private use, or for extensive public interaction, proper documentation can make or break an API. It’s not just a tool for developers,...
View ArticleYour API is Vulnerable if These 4 Risks Aren’t Mitigated
It’s an unfortunate reality that if a system faces the publicly-served internet, chances are it will be attacked at some point within its lifecycle. This is simply a matter of statistics — given the...
View ArticlePrivacy Laws and International Data Exchange: Comparing EU and US Standards
In the data world, every second, millions of lines of data are transferred containing personally identifiable information, passwords, profile contents, and authorization systems. These lines of data...
View ArticleWhy API Developers Love GitHub
Perhaps one of the most important aspects of API development is source control. Proper implementation of source control can lead to more efficient, effective development, with fewer bugs, dependency...
View ArticleProgramming Sponsored Content: How APIs Have Transformed Advertising
The monetization of API datastreams has been discussed at length. Figuring out a methodology to create passive income streams from API users can help an API be more successful, allowing for further...
View ArticleAPI Keys ≠ Security: Why API Keys Are Not Enough
Despite the alluring simplicity and ease of utilizing API Keys, the shifting of security responsibility, lack of granular control, and misunderstanding of purpose and use amongst most developers makes...
View ArticleWhat Data Formats Should My API Support?
When considering the design, implementation, and maintenance of APIs, one of the most important factors to consider is data formats — how the API handles the interaction between data generation and...
View ArticleLeverage Public APIs to Make Your System Better
The software world has moved in many ways towards the idea of modularity rather than the archetypal monolith — services and systems are continually developed in chunks rather than as a single system....
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