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• Scala: Lightweight functional programming for Java

  Scala provides a lightweight code option for Java development, but there could be a steep learning curve. Learn a little about Scala and if it's worth adopting. Continue Reading

• 3 ways to implement a functional programming architecture

  Functional programming, which came about as a highly theoretical, mathematical way to build software, has a place in APIs and other components of applications. Continue Reading

• The vital guide to modern programming languages and their uses

  Get to know programming languages that match modern development styles and architectures like mobile dev, serverless computing and microservices. Continue Reading

• Compare microservices deployment patterns for best strategy

  To solve pesky deployment woes, match your app to a microservices deployment pattern, like single service instance per host, multiple service instances per host or even serverless. Continue Reading

• Choose an event-processing architecture for an application

  Sift through the state control methods that exist for event-driven applications and see which architecture type is the best fit. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • API management
  • object-oriented programming (OOP)
  • API testing
  • WSO2

  • dependency injection
  • open API (public API)
  • source code
  • user interface (UI)

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• Elixir functional programming enables concurrency, fault tolerance

  Developers can combine features of Erlang functional programming with a newer language, Elixir, which promises simplicity and fault-tolerant operations for distributed applications.Continue Reading

• open API (public API)

  An open API, also known as a public API, is an application programming interface made publicly available to software developers.Continue Reading

• To succeed with containerized applications, nail the details

  Containers can help an organization smoothly deploy applications, but the design aspects are complicated. Follow best practices to size and package app components.Continue Reading

• Challenge your wits on stateful and stateless concepts

  It's essential to understand the differences between stateful and stateless application characteristics, especially as distributed architectures grow in popularity. Test your knowledge on state concepts with this quiz.Continue Reading

• source code

  Source code is the fundamental component of a computer program that is created by a programmer. It can be read and easily understood by a human being.Continue Reading

• Serverless architecture diagram shows a new side of server-side

  Examine this serverless architecture diagram to see how development processes and the lifecycle of code differs from traditional server- and client-side development.Continue Reading

• Serverless testing in CI eliminates surprises in production

  Writing in a functional language without intuitive unit test coverage? Don't have control over resources or scaling? Here's how to make serverless testing work anyway.Continue Reading

• Think carefully about API language standards

  API language standards were few and far between in the past, but now cloud has made API standardization more important than ever. Learn what you need to know about these standards.Continue Reading

• user interface (UI)

  The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device.Continue Reading

• How to design APIs for hybrid cloud architecture

  Hybrid cloud is complex, particularly because it's the application -- not the server -- that manages API flows. Review some strategies for API management in a hybrid scenario.Continue Reading