A development environment is a crucial setup of tools, configurations, and processes that developers use to build, test, and deploy software. Whether it’s a local setup on a developer’s local machine or a remote cloud-based solution, a development environment’s primary goal is to provide a seamless space where code can be written, tested, and executed efficiently. It’s never been more important to have a streamlined setup of cloud and development environments.

In the first part of this series, we created a Django online shop with htmx. In this second part, we'll handle orders using Stripe.

An analysis of how Fivetran’s SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted deployment options can power your data movement.

End-to-end testing (E2E) is an important part of the software development process, serving as a comprehensive way to verify that applications and systems work properly not only in the testing enviroment, but also in real-life scenarios. It provides a level of assurance that your application will correctly exhibit behavior from start to finish.

Commercial and open source large language models (LLMs) are evolving rapidly, enabling developers to create innovative generative AI-powered business applications. However, transitioning from prototype to production requires integrating accurate, real-time, domain-specific data tailored to your business needs and deploying at scale with robust security measures.

Both Cypress vs Playwright provide powerful solutions for end-to-end testing, but understanding their unique strengths will help you select the best tool for your web application testing needs. Choosing between Cypress and Playwright depends on the specific needs of your project.

The X12 format is a fundamental part of electronic data interchange (EDI). Businesses rely on digital communication, so using standardized formats like X12 to communicate internally and with your business partners is more important than ever.

Picture this: a customer reaches out with a seemingly simple request—convert a date field to a different format in their API responses. The catch? They only have read-only access to their database, which means no schema updates, no new columns, just pure data transformation. This intriguing challenge led us down the rabbit hole to rediscover one of DreamFactory's most powerful yet underutilized features: enhancing API calls with SQL functions.

Choosing the right testing framework can feel overwhelming—especially if you're new to Python testing. Pytest and Unittest are both excellent choices, but each shines in different scenarios. Let’s dive into the strengths of each to help you decide which framework suits your project best.

Traffic alone won’t make you sales. You need to understand and direct that traffic down your marketing funnel. But to do that, you need to first know what your traffic comprises of. You need to know who’s coming to you, where they are coming from, what they are doing, and when they are leaving you. A marketing analytics tool helps with just that.