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• Deciding why and when to use an integration framework

  An integration framework is an important tool for managing the movement of data between applications and organizations. Continue Reading

• API design: How to properly build an application program interface

  Don't let your entire API project go awry. Knowing the applications well is just one way to nail the design and foster developer loyalty. Continue Reading

• Guide: When and how to use REST

  This guide goes over RESTful APIs and basic scenarios where REST should be used instead of SOAP. Continue Reading

• API learning guide

  The expansion of Web services, mobile, cloud and SaaS platforms has altered the realm of APIs. This guide offers the latest in API developments. Continue Reading

• event-driven architecture (EDA)

  An event-driven architecture (EDA) is a framework that orchestrates behavior around the production, detection and consumption of events as well as the responses they evoke. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • What is mobile application development?
  • What is a REST API? Benefits, Uses, Examples
  • What is a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)?
  • What are beans in Java and Spring?

  • What is an object in programming?
  • What is a data type?
  • What is an application architecture?
  • What is dependency injection in object-oriented programming (OOP)?

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• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Tutorial

  SOAP has gained status as a common messaging protocol in Web services and SOA projects. This SOAP tutorial provides insight as to what SOAP standard is and when to use it. SOAP basics, how it compares to REST, SOAP attachments and how SOAP functions...Continue Reading