Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Service-oriented architectures are at the heart of modern application development. By building applications out of a mix of services, we can take advantage of the current generation of platforms to ...

Speed has become one of the most important factors in modern application development. Users expect instant responses, ...

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Take advantage of an API gateway to provide a single point of entry to your back-end services and keep your services secure. YARP makes it easy. An API gateway provides a mechanism through which the ...

APIs are the joints of an enterprise. APIs provide extensibility, stability and the capability to move data and workloads around. They let you reach new functionality without growing from scratch.