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ETL, As We Know It, Is Dead

It’s a new world—again. Data today isn’t what it was five or ten years ago, because data volume is doubling every two years. So, how could ETL still be the same? In the early ‘90s, we started storing data in warehouses, and ETL was born out of a need to extract data from these warehouses, transform it as needed, and load it to the destination. This worked well enough for a time, and traditional ETL was able to cater to enterprise data needs efficiently.

Future-Proof Your Analytics Tech Stack

Future-proofing your analytics tech stack is essential for ensuring the longevity and success of your software applications. As the final stage of the data journey, analytics transforms raw data into actionable insights that directly impact business decisions and customer satisfaction. To effectively fulfill this role, analytics systems must possess a high degree of flexibility and scalability, seamlessly integrating with diverse applications and data sources.

Easily add chat to your React and React Native apps using our new custom hooks

We are excited to announce that the Ably Chat SDK for JavaScript now includes support for custom contexts and hooks for React and React Native applications allowing developers working with these platforms to integrate chat features in an efficient and idiomatic way. Ably Chat is designed to meet a wide range of chat use cases, such as livestreams, in-game communication, customer support, or social interactions in SaaS products.

API Generation to ETL: How DreamFactory Handles Full Data Replication

While many API tools are available on the market—such as enterprise service buses (ESBs) like Apigee and MuleSoft, or low-code solutions like Hasura and CData—few offer the level of flexibility that DreamFactory does. A recent project underscored just how dynamic this lightweight, enterprise-ready API generation tool can be. In this article, we'll dive into this unique project and explore how DreamFactory proved to be much more than just an API generator.

Four Strategies to Level-up Your Test Automation in Jira

For years, the traditional approach to automating tests relied heavily on scripted automation frameworks like Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG. While these tools are powerful and adaptable, they require a significant level of technical expertise. Testers need to write, debug, and maintain complex scripts, often leading to bottlenecks in the development process. Relying only on coded solutions limits test automation to a small portion of the team that has deep coding skills.

A Comprehensive Guide to End-to-End Microservices Testing for Modern Applications

As part of gaining deeper insights into the rapidly evolving landscape of microservices testing and QA, I had the privilege of attending the Starwest 2024 conference, where one of the highlights was the insightful session led by Tariq King, CEO and Head of Test IO. His session on Full-Stack Testing for Microservices Architectures highlighted the growing leverage of microservices in modern applications and their seamless alignment with Agile and DevOps practices.

How to use the Reddit API for a JavaScript application

Reddit is a news aggregation, communication, and discussion application. If you want to get more information about a particular topic or have a question, Reddit is the place to be. The data on Reddit are provided to the public through both the website and its API. Learning how to use the Reddit API is beneficial if you want to integrate Reddit communications into your application or if you just want to use certain data on Reddit.

Testing Golang with httptest

Go, often referred to as Golang, is a popular programming language built by Google. Its design and structure help you write efficient, reliable, and high-performing programs. Often used for web servers and rest APIs, Go offers the same performance as other low-level languages like C++ while also making sure the language itself is easy to understand with a good development experience.