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How to Test Microservices in Kubernetes

23-May-22   |   By Utibeabasi Umanah   |   In Speedscale , API
Speedscale

In this article, you will learn about some of the tools to test microservices running in a Kubernetes cluster. In particular, we will compare the Speedscale CLI tool with other tools and the main benefits of using Speedscale CLI. In the last few years, software companies have been shifting from building monolith applications to utilizing smaller microservices. In a microservices architecture, you operate with decentralized applications. This means that there's a separation in which each service is responsible for a specific component of your application.

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Announcing Sisu's metric grain feature: Delivering faster, more accurate insights with ML

26-May-22   |   By Cameron Afzal   |   In Sisu , Analytics
Sisu

Organizations of every size have seen a massive increase in demand for faster, more comprehensive answers to vital business questions. Unfortunately, data’s increasing volume and dimensionality makes it difficult and time-consuming to analyze using business intelligence tools alone, often leaving rich and valuable data underutilized. To help data analysts deliver comprehensive and faster answers on complex datasets, Sisu is releasing a new metric grain feature—making it easier to deliver more accurate insights with machine learning powered analyses.

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The Challenges of Efficiently Maintaining Node.js Apps

26-May-22   |   By Avantika Shergill   |   In Stackify , Development
Stackify

Web applications are necessary to enhance the visibility of a business organization and help them achieve better ROI. Therefore, firms need to choose the right web development language to get the best results. Node.js has emerged as a leading programming language for developing web applications. But in hindsight, there are some complications that developers face with Node.js app maintenance.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Deploying Laravel Applications on Aws Elastic Beanstalk

26-May-22   |   By Farhan Hasin Chowdhury   |   In Honeybadger , Cloud
Honeybadger

Elastic Beanstalk makes getting started with Amazon Web Services (AWS) much easier. In this article, Farhan Hasin Chowdhury steps through how to deploy a Laravel app to Elastic Beanstalk.

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Ably extends your Kafka pipeline to end-users at the edge

26-May-22   |   By Twain Taylor   |   In Ably , Kafka
Ably

This article explains how Ably complements Kafka to reach end-users on the public internet.

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Advanced rate limiting policies with Kong and Hazelcast

26-May-22   |   By Claudio Acquaviva   |   In Kong , API
Kong

Kong Gateway integrates with Hazelcast to implement advanced policies for rate limiting besides the fundamental options provided by the Kong plugins, including distributed compute, security, zero downtime, and cloud agnostic.

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Build and deploy a Flutter Desktop app for macOS

26-May-22   |   By Moataz Nabil   |   In Bitrise , Development
Bitrise

In the previous articles, we learned how to deploy the Flutter desktop for Linux, the web app with Firebase, and S3. And in this tutorial, I will show you how to build and package a Flutter Linux Desktop app with Bitrise.

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Can ML be absorbed by the DBMS?

26-May-22   |   By George Fraser   |   In Fivetran , Analytics
Fivetran

When we think of the various people and teams making use of ML and DBMS, we can place them on a spectrum based on the composition of their work.

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Building a Killer App with White Label BI

25-May-22   |   By Yellowfin Team   |   In Yellowfin , Analytics
Yellowfin

Embedded analytics has become a priority for many companies today. It means building data visualizations and business intelligence (BI) features right into public-facing apps. However, some businesses don't like this idea. They don't want to feature a third-party solution in their first-party applications - leading to a lack of data and analytics used. So, to cater to this, the best-embedded business intelligence (BI) platforms like Yellowfin support the ability to customize and rebrand the user interface (UI) freely as desired. These BI tools blend analytics with the company's software and brand identity. This capability is referred to as white label BI. Don't know what white label BI is? Read on.

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Test-driven development: an introduction for mobile app developers

25-May-22   |   By Moataz Nabil   |   In Bitrise , Development
Bitrise

Test-driven development, or TDD, is a testing method where you first convert the feature requirements to tests and then write code to make the tests pass. In this article, we take an objective look at test-driven development, its benefits, downsides, and best use cases.

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An Introduction to Polymorphism in Ruby on Rails

25-May-22   |   By Jesse McDermott   |   In AppSignal , Development
AppSignal

If you have ever spent time building an Object-Oriented Program (OOP), you have likely used polymorphism in your application or, at the very least, heard the term. It’s the kind of word you’d expect to see in a science or computer science textbook. You may have spent time researching polymorphism and even implemented it in your application without clearly understanding the concept. This article will give you a greater understanding of polymorphism, specifically in Ruby on Rails. To accomplish this, we’ll dive into: Let's get going!

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5 Causes of Flaky Tests and How to Mitigate Them

25-May-22   |   By Burak Kantarcı   |   In Thundra , Testing
Thundra

With the ocean of open-source tools available today, building functional software is easy. Making high-quality software that meets the expectations of customers, however, is not. Delivering a high-quality product in the software industry requires a lot of tests. That means applying a CI/CD pipeline to our workflow to ensure every feature is well tested. Automated tests can provide some relief, but from time to time, we’ll have more features that come with many more tests. After a while, we’ll notice that some of the tests are flaky. On a beautiful day, they’ll pass. On a bad day, they’ll fail. Eventually, monitoring and debugging failed tests will become one of the biggest challenges we face when it comes to maintaining our software.

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The Benefits of Oracle DBMS for Your Organization

25-May-22   |   By Spencer Nguyen   |   In DreamFactory , API
DreamFactory

Oracle Database—or Oracle DBMS—consolidates, stores, and retrieves large amounts of big data. With a market value of $253,206, Oracle Corporation is one of the largest technology companies in the world. But why use Oracle DBMS in your organization? In this post, learn the benefits of Oracle DBMS and how DreamFactory makes it easier to use this relational database management system.

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GitLab Debugging with Auto Fetch for Correct Versioning

25-May-22   |   By Noa Goldman   |   In Rookout , Debugging
Rookout

Developers update and augment their stacks all the time. No configuration is permanent, and a new tool can enter the picture at any given moment. The reasons vary, but new applications’ addition to the mix can upset your integrations from time to time, particularly if you’re adding security tools. Rookout is always aiming to support a fluid experience, and that’s what is behind our latest updates to our Gitlab integration. With the Auto Fetch feature, Rookout accesses and instantly imports source code in a fast, secure way that relies on existing authentication flows.

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Monolithic Applications: A Relic of the Past?

25-May-22   |   By Ganesh Mani   |   In Scout , Development
Scout

In software development, the monolith architecture has successfully seen the design and development of applications. Most unicorn companies in recent years started their journey using monolithic architecture. However, we’ve seen a significant change and adaptation of microservice architecture patterns in the last few years. The popularity of designing and developing applications using microservices is mainly because of scalability and increased productivity for larger teams and companies.

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Build and deploy a Flutter Desktop app for Linux

24-May-22   |   By Moataz Nabil   |   In Bitrise , Development
Bitrise

A hands-on guide explains how to build and package Flutter Linux Desktop apps with Bitrise so you can reach more users in browsers with the same experience as on desktop devices.

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How to be an efficient and productive software tester?

24-May-22   |   By Mukta Sharma   |   In Testsigma , Mobile
Testsigma

Many times, we spend our whole day planning out the activities but there is no real outcome. We think, plan, and decide to do multiple things in a day but unfortunately, we are not able to execute them. Reason? We will discuss the reasons and more in this blog.

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Buying a Test Automation Platform? What do QE leaders ask?

24-May-22   |   By Shruti Pandey   |   In Testsigma , Automation
Testsigma

“What QE leaders ask, when buying Test automation tools/platform” First of all, what do we mean by QE? They are Quality Engineers and they exist in every field like retail, manufacturing, software, SaaS, infrastructure etc. I’m specifically going to talk with respect to Software testing Quality Engineers Having worked as a Tester myself for first 8 years of my career at MNCs and Banks, I have a perspective from a client-vendor aspect or being the client myself 🙂 On top of it, having worked as a Solutions architect for 3 years now, for testing tools and platform and helped more than 300 + clients globally,

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Interview tips when appearing for QA roles

24-May-22   |   By Pricilla Bilavendran   |   In Testsigma , Automation
Testsigma

Hello Peeps, I hope you are all doing good. Software job trends are changing frequently. To match that, the expectations for Software Testers and Quality Assurance (QA) roles are also changing. Most organizations realized the importance of software testing and the testers. In this era, testing is also evolving to a greater extent. Also, testers are involved in multiple software development phases due to the influence of Agile methodology. If you refer to a job description for a Software Tester, the requirements list is huge. Five or six years back, Automation was a preferred skill set. Now rarely we can see the requirements for functional testing roles.

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Livebook for Elixir: Just What the Docs Ordered

24-May-22   |   By Adam Lancaster   |   In AppSignal , Development
AppSignal

While initially conceived as a tool for data exploration (much like Jupyter for Python), Livebook has deservedly become a sensation in the Elixir community. It has been fantastic to see all the wonderful ways teams are leveraging Livebook for a range of different use cases. We have seen Livebooks being used to: Livebooks have also been used as the default REPL interface for project development. In this post, we'll show how you can easily create interactive documentation with Livebook and outline some top tips for using Livebook. We will assume you have installed Livebook, following the guidance in their README.

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PHP Nested Try-Catch

24-May-22   |   By Rollbar Editorial Team   |   In Rollbar , Development
Rollbar

Try-catch blocks in PHP can be nested up to any desired levels and are handled in reverse order of appearance i.e. innermost exceptions are handled first. Nested blocks can be useful in case a block of code causes an exception, which can be handled within that block and program execution can continue in the outer block. They can also be useful in case the handling of an exception causes another exception.

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Javascript Guide: Resolving the Reference Error

24-May-22   |   By Rollbar Editorial Team   |   In Rollbar , Development
Rollbar

The Javascript ReferenceError occurs when referencing a variable that does not exist or has not yet been initialized in the current scope. Reference errors in Javascript are of a few different types, with variations of each, that may get triggered in code. Some of these are discussed below.

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Why the modern retailer needs a modern data stack

24-May-22   |   By Jalene Jizdeortega   |   In Fivetran , Analytics
Fivetran

A modern data stack, built on Fivetran and Google BigQuery, is fundamental to gaining the data visibility retailers need to deliver seamless personalized omnichannel experiences.

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Building a dependable realtime betting app with Confluent Cloud and Ably

23-May-22   |   By Ben Gamble   |   In Ably , Development
Ably

Our everyday digital experiences are in the midst of a revolution. Customers increasingly expect their online experiences to be interactive, immersive, and realtime by default. The need to satisfy user expectations is driving the exponential growth of event-driven architectures in organizations of all shapes and sizes. And by enabling users to have realtime experiences whenever and wherever they want, 24/7, mobile drives this change further and faster.

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The API Mandate: How a mythical memo from Jeff Bezos changed software forever

23-May-22   |   By Augusto Marietti   |   In Kong , API
Kong

You would think in the Internet age, primary sources for a widely discussed event — one that’s helped define cloud computing and today’s cascading digital transformation of enterprises — would be easy to track down. The original footprint must be somewhere. But that’s not so in the case of the arresting “API Mandate,” perhaps better thought of now as the API Mandate or API-First Mandate. It’s famous in tech circles near and far as a multipart pronouncement from Jeff Bezos himself, circa 2002.

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18 Great Plugins to Keep Your eCommerce Website Secure

23-May-22   |   By Super Monitoring   |   In Super Monitoring , Development
Super Monitoring

The threats of hackers and data theft grows by the day and even smaller eCommerce sites are not safe from attack. Security should be a top priority for any eCommerce website owner, no matter how big or small their site may be. Fortunately, there are plenty of great security plugins available to help keep your site safe and secure. In this article, we will take a look at 18 of the best plugins for keeping your eCommerce site secure.

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The Complete Guide to API Portals in the New API Economy

23-May-22   |   By Spencer Nguyen   |   In DreamFactory , API
DreamFactory

A key part of the API ecosystem, API portals are critically important to enable companies to make the most of APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces. In this post, we’ll detail API portals and their uses and functionality, as well as the new API economy and how you can get started optimizing APIs.

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What Is Ecommerce API? | Integrate.io

23-May-22   |   By Donal Tobin   |   In Integrate , Analytics
Integrate

Our key points: What is Ecommerce API? Technology is in a constant state of evolution, shaping the entire world of business. But there's no aspect of business quite as affected as the Ecommerce industry and your Ecommerce website. Artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), and the blockchain have all advanced Ecommerce in innumerable ways, and connecting all the dots are Ecommerce APIs.

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Overcoming the Top Challenges for Python Beginners

20-May-22   |   By Amelia-Lily Houghton   |   In Stackify , Development
Stackify

Do you want to learn Python as your first programming language? Then you’ve made a great choice. Python is a popular, general-purpose programming language that can be used for a whole host of applications. But, it’s not without its challenges. To find out more about these challenges and how to overcome them, keep reading …

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How do APIs Work in the Transportation Industry?

20-May-22   |   By Spencer Nguyen   |   In DreamFactory , API
DreamFactory

APIs or application programming interfaces make sure data is able to travel to and from specific destinations and sources with ease. Data isn’t the only thing that needs to travel safely, which is why APIs in the transportation industry are so popular for everything from booking an Uber to getting a shipment of goods delivered. APIs help websites, servers, and apps integrate efficiently and effectively by allowing different software endpoints to communicate with each other. Let’s take a look at different APIs for transportation, commonAPI uses, and how partnering with an expert in creating and managing APIs can help support your transportation industry-related apps or websites.

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6 Signs You Have the Wrong Business Intelligence Platform

20-May-22   |   By Yellowfin Team   |   In Yellowfin , Analytics
Yellowfin

If you’re in business, you’ve probably already heard of business intelligence (BI) tools. With the use of embedded analytics, BI helps organizations improve decision making and planning by providing them with a valuable way to manage, analyze, and visualize data that is often difficult to access or even find. Spreadsheets and ad-hoc reporting are now a thing of the past. When used correctly, it can be a great way to help you keep your finger on the pulse of your business. A good business intelligence platform is even better. A BI platform is a software package that integrates multiple BI tools so users can use your data to quickly gain insight into your business.

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Why Testers Should Embrace Hanlon's Razor

20-May-22   |   By Prashant Hegde   |   In Testsigma , Testing
Testsigma

Building positive working relationships with team members is critical for testers’ success. There is, however, a catch. Testing requires scepticism, questioning, and critique. Because of the nature of the role, some people may even perceive testing as a destructive activity.

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NetSuite Ecommerce Integration Benefits for Deep Data Analysis

20-May-22   |   By Donal Tobin   |   In Integrate , Analytics
Integrate

Here are five things to know about NetSuite Ecommerce integration: NetSuite comes with in-built analytics to help you make sense of all the data that flows in and out of this popular business management system. However, these metrics are limited compared to those available in third-party BI tools like Tableau, Looker, and Power BI. Moving data from NetSuite to an external platform, therefore, can improve data analysis in your ecommerce organization and make it easier to generate actionable insights that benefit all your teams. In this guide, learn more about NetSuite e-commerce integration, its challenges, and how a data warehouse integration solution like Integrate.io simplifies the process.

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WSO2 Identity Server and its Key Features

20-May-22   |   By Nuwanga Herath (Intern)   |   In WSO2 , API
WSO2

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Demystifying the Data Governance Framework

20-May-22   |   By Keboola   |   In Keboola , Analytics
Keboola

Data governance is a set of rules, processes, role delegations, and responsibilities that clearly define data quality, accessibility, data security, and regulatory compliance for an organization’s enterprise data management. You are most probably already applying some sort of a data governance program - setting up rules for the management of data and acceptable use of data assets. For example, the mantra “Do not share our customers’ personal data outside of the company” is already a type of data governance initiative.

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Rescue Exceptions in Ruby

20-May-22   |   By Janani   |   In Atatus , Development
Atatus

In the Ruby programming language, exceptions are a common feature. About 30 different exception subclasses are defined in the Ruby standard library, some of which have their subclasses. Ruby's exception mechanism is quite strong, yet it is frequently misused. This article will go over how to use rescue exceptions in ruby and how to handle them.

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SaaS integration strategy: Key approaches, trends and challenges

20-May-22   |   By Olga Annenko   |   In elastic.io , API
elastic.io

If you’re a SaaS company, it is impossible not to tackle the topic of integration. Whether you’re a small software business or a large, established tech enterprise with several SaaS products, every commercial conversation is highly likely to involve the question “Will I be able to sync data from your application with my CRM / ERP / Finance / Marketing” – you name it. So, the need for SaaS connectivity is a given; it’s not something that is “nice-to-have”, it’s a “must-have”.

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