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Ably was proud to celebrate our 8th birthday this year, and we’ve enjoyed reflecting on some of our achievements since launching in 2016. When we launched, we believed that realtime interactions would underpin our everyday digital experiences, rather than just augment them. And so we set out on a mission to build the definitive realtime experience platform.

React Native is an open-source framework that Meta (then Facebook) designed to build native applications for Android, iOS, and other platforms. The framework is built so anyone familiar with React can easily build cross-platform applications without learning a completely different framework or language. However, there are differences in the functionality of the two, including: There are many more differences, but we’ll get into those later in the post.

Digital transformation has the potential to streamline your business processes, lower operational costs, improve customer satisfaction, and contribute to revenue growth. Once you build a digital transformation blueprint and follow the steps, you will have a business positioned for long-term success. Although digital transformation projects can help you save a lot of money in the future, you still have to pay for digital technology that leads to cost savings.

There are two types of remote web services: REST APIs and SOAP APIs If you want to wrap a SOAP API and make it easier to work with through the use of REST endpoints, this simple tutorial will enable you to achieve that goal. With this process, you'll be able to make a request with JSON to the API and receive a response in JSON instead of a long-winded XML format.

Highlights from WSO2's 2024 global user conference. The energy from WSO2Con 2024 is still electric. Over 350 attendees from around the world joined us at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, for three days of learning, inspiration, and connection. This year's theme, "platformless," took center stage. We explored how it empowers businesses to streamline development and focus on user-centric applications.

APIs, or application programming interfaces, allow different software systems to communicate. But different types of APIs exist. Each type serves a different purpose. And each type has its own pros, cons, and use cases. This article breaks down the main API categories—open, partner, internal, and composite. We also discuss the types of APIs based on the protocols they use. At the end of this article, you can confidently choose the right one for your needs.

We've updated our build scheduler! You can now choose between our flexible scheduler for easy setup or use cron syntax for more precise control over your builds.

Understanding how to manage and protect an API key is crucial for anyone interacting with web services. This article outlines the process of generating and implementing API keys, along with strategies to secure them against potential threats, ensuring the security of your API key.