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Navigating the Future of Insurance: A Deep Dive into Appian's Use Cases and Stories for Successful Partnerships

The insurance industry is undergoing a profound digital shift. To keep up, insurers need a connected insurance platform that not only meets the demands of today but anticipates the needs of tomorrow. For many leading insurers, Appian is that platform. This blog walks you through how Appian equips our partners with the insights and tools they need to amplify their success in the Insurance industry.

7 Signs You Need a Service Mesh

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern applications and cloud native architectures, the need for efficient, scalable, and secure communication between services is paramount. Enter the service mesh — a versatile platform designed to address various challenges in securing, connecting, and observing microservices. In this post, we’ll cover seven signs that indicate it may be time for your organization to adopt a service mesh.

The API Gateway and the Future of Cloud Native Applications #WordsUnplugged

In this episode of #WordsUnplugged, Chris Davey and Nuwan Dias take a closer look at the Gateway API and its importance in Kubernetes environments. Learn about the challenges of adoption and why education and evangelism are crucial for understanding the flexible and powerful nature of the Gateway API compared to the Ingress specification. Our hosts also touch on how this could impact API Gateway vendors and highlight areas for potential differentiation beyond the standard specification.

Exploring Swift Extensions: Strategies for Efficient iOS Code

If you’ve done any work on iOS apps these last few years, you’ll know how concise and expressive the Swift language can be. And you may well have benefited from Swift extensions, a powerful mechanism that lets you, the developer, extend both your functionality and Swift’s, by extending any Objects and Structures you need. However, the variety and versatility of extensions does present teething challenges.

The Path to Commercial Open Banking: Insights from the UK

Open Banking is a phrase used around the world that describes a new way of engaging with banks. If we consider the 20-plus countries that have embraced the concept, they all have taken a slightly different approach than the UK, the first territory to embrace the change. This misalignment causes some issues as interoperability is key in any global ecosystem, and performance is paramount.

How to get app investors for your idea? - An Investor's Perspective

Just imagine… You wake up during the night with the desire to create an application….an application that could take the digital world by storm! But, suddenly you realize that you’re going to require funds to achieve this goal. So, what are the next steps, and how to get app investors to bring your brilliant idea to life?

Importance and Methods of UX Research

A great UX indeed feels like magic! Don’t you sometimes observe how effortless it feels when we surf any website or app with extraordinarily fantastic design, leaving us with the question, ‘How did they even manage to do that?’ Well, an excellent user experience starts by truly satisfying the demands of your clientele. You must carry out their particular task in a simple, seamless manner.

The no-nonsense guide React Server Components

React Server Components (RSCs) seem to be everywhere lately, but what problem do they really solve? In this video, Alex Booker from Ably (@CodeCast) explores RSCs from scratch, revealing the motivation and benefits behind them. You might be surprised to learn - they're not merely a React feature, but a fundamentally new model for building full-stack React applications with meta frameworks like Next 13.4 by Vercel.

Behind the Scenes: How Two Film Students Made a Game with Free Tools

Learn how two film students used Perforce Helix Core and a whole suite of free tools to build their first game called Project Vesperi. They share tips specifically for indie game developers looking to break into the industry. Or Get Access to Free Tools for Indie Development.