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3 Takeaways from Web Summit 2023

Along with approximately 70,000 other souls from around the globe, the NodeSource team attended Web Summit 2023 earlier this month. Famous for being the largest European tech event (or even the world), Web Summit was full of riveting AI conversations, more than 2,600 startups, and plenty of tasty food trucks and, of course, amazing local cuisine.

API Generation for Data Mesh: Accelerate Your Data Mesh Strategy

Data mesh, it’s one of the hottest data science topics among software engineering teams, data scientists, and anyone interested in building a more effective data infrastructure. This concept is a relatively new model for data management, helping large enterprises scale their data footprint to accelerate digital transformation. Many industries, like retail and banking, see how crucial data is, yet few have mastered ways to harness it. API generation for data mesh is one of the ways you can start.

Implementing a Freemium Model for API Monetization

When monetizing APIs, specific ways exist to entice customers to begin using your services. Much of the time, users like to see some value before they commit to becoming a full-blown paid customer. Other times, users want to start on a free tier and, hopefully, will upgrade later. One of the most popular billing providers we see used for API monetization is Stripe, and thankfully, by using Stripe and Moesif together, you can quickly implement a Freemium model.

Ultimate guide: Best databases for NodeJS apps

NodeJS is a JavaScript-based backend framework for web applications. It enables fast, scalable, and efficient development with high concurrency and data streams. Choosing the right database for NodeJS applications is a challenge for developers. A database should store and manage the data, handle the volume and velocity of data, provide the features and functionality you need, and be compatible, easy, secure, and reliable with NodeJS.

Keep Your Ruby Code Maintainable with Money-Rails

When working with money in an application, ensuring everything is accounted for is important. In this post, we will explore some common methods and best practices of handling money in your Ruby app, and see how you can use money-rails to write maintainable money-handling code. Let's get started!

6 Top Benefits of IDP Automation

Whether it's invoice processing or compliance management, it's likely that your organization grapples with numerous processes centered around documents. And for many, a relentless increase in document volume without an efficient way to process them has continued to challenge productivity. The manual handling of documents not only consumes time and effort but also introduces errors, which creates more costs.

A Brief History of C++

MISRA C++:2023®, the next version of the MISRA C++ standard, will be released soon. To help you prepare, we present the second installment of our MISRA C++:2023 blog series by Perforce Principal Technical Support Engineer, Dr. Frank van den Beuken. In this blog, we dive into the history of C++, how the programming language has evolved over the years, and where it's headed next.

How InvitePeople events platform uses Ably - Interview with CTO Erik Gullestad

Their platform is used by companies like Deutsche Bahn to host virtual and hybrid events, from webinars to conferences with tens of thousands of online concurrent participants.. In this interview, Erik Gullestad, co-founder and CTO of InvitePeople talks about his experience building an event management platform and about InvitePeople’s success with Ably.

Kotlin Arrays Simplified: The Definitive Guide

An array is like a box with compartments, where you can store a set number of items of the same kind. Arrays play a crucial role in Kotlin, helping us hold many items together. They allow us to send multiple values to a function easily, or make various changes to the data. There are various different forms of arrays in Kotlin, including the object-type array, represented by something called the array class.

11 API Trends to Watch for in 2024

As the world undergoes a digital transformation, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are becoming increasingly important. An API is a set of rules allowing the software to communicate with others. In other words, APIs act as a bridge between different applications. As a business owner, staying up-to-date on the latest API trends is essential. This article will discuss 11 important API initiatives for the upcoming year.