An API or Application Programming Interface, which is a cutting-edge discovery in this fast-paced tech-savvy world facilitates the smooth running of e-commerce functionalities. API works as a software mediator or a communicative interface between two applications. It can be called a convenient digital walkie talkie as well. API development services come in handy to effectively transmit the request from the user to the provider and then to record the response for the purpose of relaying it to the user. You can approach a web development company to get complete assistance and enjoy the benefits of API development. APIs can also be labeled as a go-to, super resourceful assistant for the developers as they provide outstanding help in speeding the process of application development. API involves a productive technology that renders a complicated nexus of recurrent process reusable with the backing of systematized coding. This extendable and flexible storehouse of useful data also aids in user accessibility by easing connectivity among systems which in turn helps in various processes like online shopping or online flight booking. In other words, it contributes to establishing a hotline between the airline’s API and the online travel service or website chosen by the user which in turn guides all the procedures involved starting from seat selection to booking and payment. Protective measures that must be implemented to avoid failing at API stage: In order to ensure a long term and successful performance of your web or mobile application, a foolproof and strategic methodology of API development is absolutely indispensable as a safety net to avoid putting stability in jeopardy. This should include enhancing and the maintainability of the automation framework...
Technology is evolving at a breathtaking pace. Every month we witness one techno-innovation or the other that overwhelms us, leaving us with a wide spectrum of applications that might have been super-essential some time ago but are nothing short of a legacy burden now. Sadly the overwhelming number of such systems and the budget devoted to them make us think twice before discarding them completely. This is where legacy system modernisation comes into play. Outmoded systems, whether they are a couple years old or belonging to the past decade, can be upgraded using such top class modernisation services. Whether you want to move to the Cloud/SaaS model, micro services architecture or get the systems fully re-engineered, legacy system modernisation can help you be in sync with the current technology trend. These alluring services are tempting enough to avail, but seeing how time-consuming and costly this affair is, we cannot fully jump into this process without knowing whether our systems actually need modernisation or are old-enough to be discarded. Spending your fortune on nothing doesn’t really make sense. Hence, we bring you this list. Developed using our years of expertise in the field, these points have helped a lot of different organisations ferret out the legacy systems that need a makeover! 10 Telltale Signs that your Legacy System Needs Modernisation 1. Performance Issues (Slow and cumbersome) Probably the first thing that makes you feel like ‘Yes, it’s time for a system up-gradation’. In this 5G world, slow systems add on to your already high work pressure. Even a minute lost could cost us a lot. Imagine frequent hanging of...
1. Predicting upcoming trends in web development 20161.1.Background images 1.2.Card based design 1.3.Digital first branding 1.4.Open data 1.5.Responsive Design-evolved 1.6.Isomorphic javascript 1.7.Vibrant design Web development has entered into an exciting phase as it enters 2016. It is going through a complete makeover and hence it becomes interesting to predict what awaits us in 2016. As time rides by, a lot of visual information and graphic appeal becomes defunct. So what would stay and to what shall we bid farewell remains an important question at this juncture? What are we looking forward to then in terms of look, content, branding and data management? Seems like 2016 is the year when a lot of elements of the webpage shall see the new and bury the old. Lets run over the contents quickly. Background images Website speed and performance have become one of the primary factors as we approach 2016. With internet spreading across the globe and reaching out to the remotest corners of the planet, the web is being served on portable platforms. High quality background images are going to be a matter of the past. Innovations in typography are expected as they will be required to replace the background images. So say hello to your blank background and say yes to speed, better performance and better text. This brings us to the point of the “almost flat design approach”. It is not that it is a new trend for background images to take the backseat – we have been gradually reaching this point over some good period of time. The following image illustrates the almost flat design approach. In...
Enterprises have now understood the potential in the cloud. The cloud that serves the business with more self service ability and elasticity is now on high demand. As enterprises successfully make the transition and move their applications and services to the cloud, they are still left with a bigger issue which they cannot neglect – these enterprises haven’t been shifted their mission critical applications to the cloud. These applications for most of the enterprises are still pocketed in their own data center hosted by their servers. Hence as a reality check it hasn’t been possible for harnessing the cloud advantage to its full extent. Where do Enterprises Go Wrong? Is is important for enterprises to fix this issue and complete the transition. It has to be understood also that it is not a simple job to move these mission critical applications. Security is the highest concern. It also involves the availability of the technology to support these apps. Since the cloud is still going through its maturing phase, there’s scepticism as well as complexity involved in making the shift. This has created a gap in strategy between the critical apps and the non critical apps. However, this too shall pass. New innovations in cloud technology to meet the demands of the mission critical apps are already around. With time, a more mature and stable phase of cloud shall emerge which will make it more convenient for enterprises to move their critical apps to the cloud. Then the benefits of cost, efficiency and agility will come a full circle and not be limited to non critical apps. Let’s try to...
How does an organization manage its resources? We’ve seen organizations fumbling at the basic points. The common mistake is to aim bigger when you’re not prepared for it. You cannot fight Goliath without being prepared. Your organizational strategy needs to be different and needs to be tailored to what you need. In a competitive scenario, you will need to be prepared to fight the basics. For instance, you will need to have to decide between outsourcing projects versus choosing the seemingly more reliable option of staff augmentation. Here is a look at what a normal IT Consulting firm has to take care for instance. For them, staff training is important, as well as the question of security. Staff augmentation can take care of both these incidents but it might not be able to solve network or software issues that the in-house team cannot handle. For that, they might need to outsource the projects. What is Staff Augmentation? Staff augmentation can be a great way to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. If you’re looking to expand strategically and are looking for more human resource, staff augmentation is the way to go. Staff augmentation refers to where can add in staff to your organization as you want. Staff augmentation refers to adding in staff as per the needs of the company. You do not permanently hire the employees so you can scale up and down as needed, offering you the flexibility to manage important projects and needs as well as avoiding the liabilities of hiring full time employees. After the work is complete, the staff will no longer need...
PHP web development has always been a complex and time consuming task. But not anymore! This is all thanks to high-end PHP frameworks. Agile application development is now not only easy, but it is also faster. These high-end PHP frameworks come to your rescue when time is a big issue and you want to implement those high-end functionalities in your application in the least possible time. Image credit: Flickr This is thus the time that you need to look at popular PHP frameworks. Without any delay, let us take a look at the top PHP frameworks that would help you develop agile and secure applications. Laravel Packed with a lot of interesting features, a tempting engine and other development related stuff, Laravel provides your application with a reliable and tested environment. Painless routing, a robust library and powerful ORM along with simple authentication are some of the features that make Laravel the first choice for developers. Allows you to easily manage third-party packages with its tool composer. Has an easy to comprehend syntax. Eliminates testing hassles with its built-in unit testing. Allows you to manage client and server routes through Restful routing. Provides you with the flexibility to craft enthusiasts’ small businesses into big enterprise applications all in one go! Phalcon Named as one of the fastest PHP frameworks that the industry has ever witnessed, Phalcon provides you with an array of features. They include asset management, security and translations, which make it one of the most preferred MVC frameworks boosted by PHP. Consider Phalcon to develop micro application and high-end MVC applications with multi modules. Easy to grasp and...
PHP and ASP.NET are definitely not new to the web development industry. They have both been major contributors to website and enterprise applications for many years now. Python, Django, Ruby on Rails and a lot of others have challenged their survival. But these two languages have always emerged stronger, all thanks to the feature set that they possess and the flexibility that they provide to developers. PHP development and ASP.NET development have been in a neck and neck competition with each other for the title as the best. And have thus forced CTOs and enterprise owners to make the difficult decision of which one to choose for their enterprise application? So let us find out more about these two languages! ASP.NET and PHP at a Glance ASP Active Server Page (also known as ASP) is scripting language mainly used on the server side which was developed by Microsoft. Image credit: Flickr It is a more powerful server side language and hosts an array of features, including links to the backend, session, and state management, and handling request and response parameters. A webpage that has been designed using ASP will include static HTML tags and dynamic validation using JavaScript or VBScript. Dynamic generation of HTML and CSS is also possible with ASP.NET. How Does ASP.NET Work? You request an ASP page which is on a server and the corresponding page fetches the information from the database. This then dynamically generates the HTML code for you to present your requested data and it sends it to you to view in a browser. PHP PHP is a scripting language. PHP is...
Amazon is not only about the online marketplace anymore and has more to it! With Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon not only helps you by improving your wardrobe, but also helps you with your cloud application development too! AWS is by far the best way you could host your application on the cloud. Hosting an application using AWS has many advantages. First of all, it is highly reliable. Secondly, it has cost effective computing resources on which you could host your application. It also has various components which make your application hosting process a lot easier and more flexible. This is perhaps one of the reasons why you need to host your application with AWS. AWS Components that Make Your Application Hosting Experience worth It Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Commonly known as Amazon EC2, this component offers compute capacity in the cloud which is actually resizable. It also gives you APIs and full management consoles so that you can manage the computer resources. Amazon Simple Storage Service This component offers a web services interface that is easy to use and that can save and retain any quantity of data from anywhere around the world at any given time. It is easily available, safe and has good durability. Amazon Relational Database Service Commonly known as Amazon RDS, this component eases the whole setting up process and operation and can scale databases in the cloud that are relational. It offers a resizable database capacity while simultaneously handling databases of administration works that are time consuming. Amazon Cloud Front Amazon Cloud Front gives a content delivery system that is globally distributed and of...
PHP has a large footprint in the web development community. With over 80% of all existing websites running on PHP code, we can confidently say that PHP has become a ubiquitous phenomenon in web development. A major reason for many developers choosing PHP is its wide range of developmental frameworks. PHP frameworks enable you to build websites and apps of all sizes and complexity levels without having to start from scratch. So, the massive growth of PHP-based web development can be rightly attributed to these excellent frameworks. But, then again, the real question is which PHP framework is best suited for your needs. While choosing the best framework can be subjective and based on your particular needs, there are few qualities that make a framework the best choice in many cases. Yii and Zend are two frameworks with such amazing features and capabilities. So, here is a brief overview of both these frameworks to help you decide which is the best one for your MVC development project. Yii Yii has been a popular choice among developers to develop large-scale and secured applications. It was launched in 2008 and is one of the oldest PHP frameworks still going strong. Yii 2.0 is the latest version available. This framework is suitable for developing secure applications with complex workflows. It is also great for developing CRM and CMS applications. Yii is a high-performance, component-based PHP framework that is designed to make your MVC development fast and easy. It is flexible and includes a variety of features, including: Integration with jQuery, Gii module – a built-in code generator, and Active record – the ability to access...
The difference in the syntax and structure of programming languages is no longer the talk of the town. With every app enclosing thousands of lines of code, all that developers now talk about is their choice of app development frameworks, application program interfaces (APIs) and the cross compilation they provide. App frameworks have become the norm and people cannot call themselves programmers if they are not well-versed in at least one particular development framework. They offer a lot of benefits over the previous and newly outdated development approaches. These frameworks have reduced the learning curve so much that even absolute beginners can start developing apps with little training. Adding complex functionality is no longer a genius’s work, but an effective way of writing API calls and developing apps for various platforms does not require you to be an expert in all platforms. So, everyone with a great idea can now easily, quickly and effectively implement it with the help of app frameworks. Therefore, you too can easily create your own mobile apps which might have seemed a difficult task a few years ago. Here is an overview of the cross-platform mobile app development frameworks to get you started. Mobile App Development Frameworks The mobile app development has become a million dollar industry with hundreds of mobile apps hitting the market daily. The growing demand and the need for high-performance apps have pushed the app development industry to a new level and frameworks help developers scale to the growing demands. But, before we can delve into mobile frameworks, we first need to understand the difference between native apps and cross-platform...
