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WSO2 launches low-code, cloud-native PaaS for API development

WSO2 Choreo offers a graphical, low-code development environment for building cloud-native APIs, integrations, and microservices, featuring built-in CI/CD and observability.

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Building and running microservices at scale: A CTO’s view

How the 12-factor methodology, container-based microservices, and a monorepo approach win with both customers and developers at Priceline.

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Overdoing service-focused cloud development

Microservices, cloud services, and general-purpose services are fantastic development tools that sometimes get overused. Here are some signs you’ve gone too far.

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Meeting the challenges of multi-cluster Kubernetes

The difficulties and challenges of running Kubernetes multiply as you scale. Here are four things we’ll need to manage multi-cluster orchestration.

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A cure for complexity in software development

Although microservice architectures create larger and more complex applications, they simplify work for rank-and-file developers.

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The RED method: A new strategy for monitoring microservices

By using the RED metrics—rate, error, and duration—you can get a solid understanding of how your services are performing for end-users.

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Complexity is killing software developers

The growing complexity of modern software systems is slowly killing software developers. How can you regain control, without losing out on the best these technologies have to offer?

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Using Microsoft’s YARP project to proxy web-based microservices

Microsoft’s internal .NET reverse proxy project gets close to a public release.

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Why you should use a microservice architecture

Are your applications stuck in the muck? Microservice architectures not only allow you to scale traffic and improve user experience, but also boost your development team’s productivity.

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How cloud-native apps and microservices impact the development process

Best practices such as code refactoring and using microservice design patterns help software developers working at high velocity.

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Cloud security and architecture teams need to communicate better

It’s a sure bet that containers and microservices will become new security vulnerabilities for cloud-native applications without discussions about best practices and standards.

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How to use correlation IDs in ASP.NET Core MVC

Capture and pass correlation IDs in ASP.NET Core MVC 5 to track HTTP requests that flow through multiple back-end services.

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Microsoft equips Visual Studio Code with extension for Project Tye microservices

The experimental tool helps with viewing, running, and debugging apps from within the editor.

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How Kubernetes works

If you want to understand containers, microservices architecture, modern application development, and cloud native computing, you need to understand Kubernetes.

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What is an API gateway? API simplicity and stability

An API gateway decouples clients from services, simplifying life for service developers and consumers. It can also provide additional benefits such as monitoring, logging, security, and load balancing.

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Running microservices on Google Cloud Platform

From roll-your-own Kubernetes and PaaS to serverless containers and serverless functions, Google provides many options for building microservices applications in the cloud. Here’s a guide.

29 tips for succeeding as an independent developer

Find out how to cut corporate ties and transform your coding chops into a thriving business that can go the distance

Liquid computing: The next wave of the mobile experience

The traditional enterprise workflow is ripe for huge change as the focus moves away from working in a single context on a single device to the workflow being portable and contextual

The care and feeding of a rockstar developer

Whether you're a hiring company, an educator, or a developer, find out what you're up against in the war for programming talent

The beginner's guide to Docker

Dig into Docker, the red-hot open source framework, from getting started to services you can use right now to the company's direction, in this downloadable PDF