GraphQL решает кучу проблем — рассказываем, за что мы его любим

Зачем нужен GraphQL Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, нужно сказать пару слов об архитектуре REST API. Сегодня этот инструмент повсеместно используется для связи фронтенда и бэкенда. Когда пользователь сайта нажимает на кнопку на сайте, скажем, переходит на страницу в интернет-магазине, за передачу данных с сервера вероятнее всего отвечает именно REST...

Сравнение REST и GraphQL

Два способа отправки данных по протоколу HTTP: в чем разница? GraphQL часто представляют как революционно новый путь осмысления API. Вместо работы с жестко определенными на сервере конечными точками (endpoints) вы можете с помощью одного запроса получить именно те данные, которые вам нужны. И да — GraphQL гибок при внедрении в...

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API testing in Software Development

What is API testing? First, we need to know about API. API stands for Application Programming Interface. That’s all. Then, you may ask: what is its real meaning? So, let’s go with Application Programming first. Application programming usually has 3 layers: User Interface, Business Logic, and Data Storage. Did you...

Implementing Health Checks in .NET 8

Health checks are crucial for monitoring the status of your applications and services. They provide a quick and automated way to verify that your application’s dependencies and components are running smoothly. This article will explore how to implement health checks in a .NET 8 web application. Why health checks...

REST API design best practices

“Application Programming Interface” or API, refers to a communication channel between various software services. Applications that transmit requests and responses are called clients and servers, respectively. There are different types of API protocols: REST — relies on a client/server approach that separates the front and back ends of the API...

API design: The problems with PUT and PATCH

Can we solve the usability problems of the humble update API? At its heart an API must solve five core problems, affectionately known as CRUD plus querying. Your API allows developers to create, retrieve, update, and delete information — queries being a special type of retrieve action. Compared to the...

In a situation where we need to modify our API’s structure or functionality while ensuring that existing API clients remain unaffected, the solution is versioning. We can designate our current APIs as the older version and introduce all intended changes in the next (or latest) version. This approach resolves...

Built with .NET 7.0, Dapper 2.0 and PostgreSQL In this tutorial we'll show how to build a .NET 7.0 (ASP.NET Core) API with Dapper and PostgreSQL that supports CRUD operations. Tutorial contents Example API overview Tools required to run the .NET 7.0 API Run the CRUD example API locally...

We have been living in a distributed world for quite some time, and when considering how should you implement the communication between any two parties involved, the discussion seems to gravitate around two options: API or messaging. Instead of focusing on the lost battle of which one is better,...

Often, GraphQL is presented as a revolutionary new way to think about APIs. Instead of working with rigid server-defined endpoints, you can send queries to get exactly the data you’re looking for in one request. And it’s true — GraphQL can be transformative when adopted in an organization, enabling...

In this tutorial, I'll teach you how to build a simple REST API with PHP and MySQL. REST has become the de facto standard when it comes to exposing data via APIs and building web services. In fact, most web applications these days access and expose data via REST...

The main data representation in REST is referred to as a resource. A properly named resource makes an API simple to use and intuitive. That same API, when implemented incorrectly, may feel complicated and be challenging to use and comprehend. The following article will assist you in getting started...

Всем привет, я Алексей Некрасов - Lead направления Python в МТС и старший архитектор в MTS AI. Хочу поделиться своим опытом внедрения версионирования и рассказать, как сделать первый шаг в реализации стратегии blue/green или канареечного развертывания, что для этого нужно и какие есть инструменты. Если вы используете в docker-образах...

Day-to-day tips I use to develop APIs. Every day we need to develop new APIs, whether at work or for study purposes, and some features can help us with the use of good practices in a simple way. And through this post, I want to show you some features that...