Signs you're veering from good API design
Phil Jackson - 2013-07-03
Every developer sets out to make their REST API perfect when they
start writing it, but, at least from this author's experience, it
often veers as requirements pour in. The following is a small
checklist of things that might indicate you're veering too far.
Protect your data - keep it in your network
Phil Jackson - 2013-06-11
With the recent uproar regarding the NSA monitoring various forms of
our traffic, ApiAxle might be a large step in securing your data and
user information.
Beautiful APIs and dogfood
Phil Jackson - 2013-05-01
The secular trend towards APIs is seemingly unbounded. Out of the
excitement will come established companies wanting to get their
slice of the pie and experimenting with presenting their data
through a programmable interface. How do you go about designing one
considering current architecture?
Handy Git tips to stop you getting fired
Phil Jackson - 2013-04-07
Below are some tips which might just stop you making that one
horrible mistake that makes your CTO wonder if your probationary
period is over.
Storing time series statistics in Redis
Stuart Quin - 2013-04-05
The following is the tale describing the creation of a flexible
strategy for storing time series statistical data in Redis.
Screencast showing how to install ApiAxle
Phil Jackson - 2013-03-27
This screencast will take you through installing a functioning
ApiAxle system on a new Ubuntu server.
Fetching multiple resources with one request
Phil Jackson - 2013-03-18
It's a common problem when designing an API but there's no
definitive way to return multiple resources within a single request
that fits in with peoples perception of an idealistic REST
implementation. Here I discuss some options.
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ApiAxle is a proxy that sits on your network, in front of your API(s) and manages things that you shouldn't have to like rate limiting, authentication and analytics. It's fast, open and easy to configure. Read more