The Wordpress API was released a few years ago and it works really well. The only challenge –for new and experienced developers alike– is figuring... Read More
APIs, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS
Application Development Interface, SaaS
I've written a lot about building REST API's and a few of my favorite include Rails-only API, ExpressJS, Amazon Lambda, and SailsJS. This article is... Read More
AWS's API Gateway is great for developers who need a simple API for their SaaS Services. When it comes to testing out your API, there... Read More
AWS API Gateway offers a tool called Mapping Templates to help you convert the data you have into the data you want. For example, if... Read More
Keys are used to provide access to specific locks. Before we can talk about keys, let's make sure we know how to create a lock... Read More
Not all gateways are meant to be public. Therefore, if you want to share limited API access with the world, one way to do it... Read More
If you're a Rubyist and you're interested in building large-scale applications, Elixir is a very good alternative. It feels like Ruby but is structured like... Read More
I normally use Heroku or Openshift to publish apps but AWS works too. Here's a cheatsheet on how to set-up your NodeJS server from scratch... Read More
I recently discovered this incredible tool from Arbitrary.io to help you instantly encode images to Data URI's. If you ever need to encode an... Read More
Geographic information system (GIS) is the umbrella for cartography, geo, and anything dealing with the science of location. Although you might be asking, Cartography Google... Read More