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Resource representation: understanding JSON and XML

Discover JSON and XML resource representation in web development. Learn their advantages, differences, and impact on data interchange, API design, user experience, security, and collaboration.

API Development

Pagination 101: why it matters and how to do it right in your API

Discover the importance of pagination in API development & effective implementation. Improve app performance & user experience with pagination techniques.

API Management

Optimizing REST API Performance with query parameters for data filtering

Learn how to implement filtering by query parameters in your REST API to improve user experience, performance, and scalability. This blog covers the basics of query parameters, different types of filters, best practices for designing and optimizing filters, and tips for handling errors. Whether you're building a new REST API or improving an existing one, filtering with query parameters can help your clients get the most out of your API.

Low-Code Development

Measuring Developer Productivity Gains with Low Code APIs

Discover how to measure and maximize developer productivity using Lonti's low-code platform, Martini, by reducing API development time and enhancing integration reuse.

API Management

Mastering API data retrieval: a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting

This blog provides a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting in APIs. It covers the types of filters commonly used in APIs, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. By the end of the guide, developers will have a thorough understanding of how to efficiently retrieve specific data from an API, streamline API data retrieval, and improve their software integration processes.

API Development

Managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs

This blog explores the best practices for managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs. It covers the different types of versioning, the importance of updating APIs over time, the risks and benefits of making breaking changes, and a checklist of best practices for managing API changes. Real-world examples from companies like Amazon Web Services, Stripe, Google Cloud Platform, and Twilio illustrate these best practices in action.

API Development

Lack of time, knowledge cited as biggest obstacles in API production

API Evangelist Kin Lane shares how organizations can overcome these challenges.

API Development

Integrating APIs Is Now Table Stakes—So We’re Giving It Away for Free

Free API integration with Martini—no catches, no paywalls. Lonti believes in giving developers full access to essential tools, ensuring seamless connectivity and innovation.

API Development

Implementing RESTful endpoints: a step-by-step guide

This article emphasizes the importance of designing and implementing RESTful endpoints and encourages readers to implement them in their projects for API success.

Making the world become more programmable with Bill Doerrfeld

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Nordic APIs' editor-in-chief Bill Doerrfeld joins us for a round and talks about how they help businesses make smart tech decisions by keeping an eye on emerging technologies and processes within the API space.

The evolution of microservices for modern software development with James Lewis

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ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect James Lewis talks about the dynamic concept and nature of microservices, and how its evolution shaped better standards for modern software development in organizations around the world.

Are automated APIs the future? with Zdenek “Z” Nemec

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Superface.ai Co-Founder and CTO Zdenek Nemec delves on how developers can establish autonomy for APIs, revolutionizing how businesses connect digitally.

Creating a formal API program with James Higginbotham

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API Consultant and LaunchAny Founder James Higginbotham describes APIs as the “ultimate do-over solution for enterprise IT” and discusses how organizations can establish a formal API program.

Creating an API story with Mike Amundsen

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Internationally known author and speaker Mike Amundsen discusses the advantages of having an API-first design and how great APIs relate to microservices in breaking down the traditional monolithic application design.