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Best Testing Practices in Node.js

Oct 16, 2024 By Antonello Zanini In AppSignal
Testing is a critical aspect of software development, as it ensures your application works as intended and meets quality standards. In Node.js, testing is essential for the early detection of bugs in public endpoints. However, there are many challenges associated with testing in Node. External dependencies, asynchronous operations, and several possible input scenarios make writing tests a daunting task.
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How to Use Lambda Functions in Python

Oct 16, 2024 By Federico Trotta In AppSignal
Lambda functions in Python are a powerful way to create small, anonymous functions on the fly. These functions are typically used for short, simple operations where the overhead of a full function definition would be unnecessary. While traditional functions are defined using the def keyword, Lambda functions are defined using the lambda keyword and are directly integrated into lines of code. In particular, they are often used as arguments for built-in functions.
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Intro to Service Catalog | Kong Konnect

Oct 16, 2024 By Kong In Kong
In this video, Miko Bautista, Staff Product Manager at Kong, introduces the Kong Konnect Service Catalog, your ultimate system of record for managing and discovering all the services and APIs running in your infrastructure. The Kong Konnect Service Catalog helps platform teams gain comprehensive visibility into their entire service ecosystem, whether APIs are powered by Kong Gateway or external systems like AWS API Gateway, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures.
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Insomnia 10.1 Adds New Collection Runner CLI, In-App Invites, and More

Oct 16, 2024 By Marco Palladino In Kong
As a follow-up to our recent Kong Insomnia v10 release that shipped with an unlimited and free Collection Runner and one week after announcing our official SCIM support for automated user provisioning, we're now excited to announce Insomnia v10.1. This release ships with the general availability of the CLI to use the Collection Runner with CI/CD automation, a new in-app invite wizard that simplifies working with collaborators, and many other improvements.
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honeybadger

A friendly introduction to PHP testing

Oct 16, 2024 By Mauro Chojrin In Honeybadger
In the last few years, there has been a lot of movement around new and exciting PHP testing tools. While this is great news, stepping back a little and understanding the underlying concepts before jumping in is vital to writing great PHP tests. When we talk about testing tools and methodologies, we're referring to automated testing tools. Writing code that tests your PHP apps is a great way to build confidence that your application will behave as you expect.
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dreamfactory

gRPC vs. REST: Key Similarities and Differences

Oct 16, 2024 By Jeremy H In DreamFactory
If you’re at all familiar with APIs, you know that REST APIs are the main API used, particularly when it comes to microservices and their applications. gRPC is a high-performance, binary, and strongly-typed protocol using HTTP/2, while REST is a simpler, text-based, and stateless protocol using HTTP with JSON/XML.
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moesif

Find the Best Metered Billing Software for Your Business

Oct 15, 2024 By Abu Sakib In Moesif
Did you know that 72% of SaaS companies plan to adopt usage-based pricing in the near future? It shows a growing demand for flexible, consumption-based billing models. If you want your business to stay ahead of the curve, you need the right tools to capitalize on this trend. Metered billing aligns revenue with customer consumption. It offers numerous benefits like improved customer satisfaction, increased trust, and reduced churn.
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snowflake

Accelerate End-to-End RAG Development in Snowflake with New SQL Functions for Document Preprocessing

Oct 15, 2024 By Jessie Felix In Snowflake
As organizations increasingly seek to enhance decision-making and drive operational efficiencies by making knowledge in documents accessible via conversational applications, a RAG-based application framework has quickly become the most efficient and scalable approach. As RAG-based application development continues to grow, the solutions to process and manage the documents that power these applications need to evolve with scalability and efficiency in mind. Until now, document preparation (e.g.
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Replication in Apache Kafka Explained | Monitoring & Troubleshooting Data Streaming Applications

Oct 15, 2024 By Confluent In Confluent
Learn how replication works in Apache Kafka. Deep dive into its critical aspects, including: Whether you're a systems architect, developer, or just curious about Kafka, this video provides valuable insights and hands-on examples. Don't forget to check out our GitHub repo to get all of the code used in the demo, and to contribute your own enhancements.
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Testing Decisions Impact Customer Loyalty

Oct 15, 2024 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
Your testing choices impact customer relationships. @Marcus Merrel shares a story about a teammate being unable to pay a simple bridge toll online—Safari, Chrome, incognito mode, nothing worked. No chat support, no phone number. His only option? Wait for a collection letter to arrive in the mail. That’s so frustrating. But what stands out most is the bigger question: Are your users forced to stay because they have no choice, or are you actively earning their loyalty by providing a seamless, supportive experience?
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