Distributed Web API discovery
June 13, 2015 No Comments
The site apisjson.org defines a specification for creating a document that declares the existence of an API on the web. This document provides some identification information about
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Being restricted by geographical boundaries when building a data team? You’re hampering your own potential. Despite the rise of remote work, many companies still struggle to find the right approach when it comes to building a large remote data team. Missteps can lead to inefficiencies and miscommunication. Think local when hiring for your data team?…
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Best Practices for Legacy System Migration
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Your greatest tech assets are walking out the front door. The cutthroat market is evolving rapidly, leaving companies scrambling for top tech skills. Simply hiring the best isn’t enough anymore; indifference towards retention can lead to catastrophic consequences, including lost skills, lost time, and high costs. Believing that a competitive salary will ensure loyalty is…
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The Simplest Possible ASP.NET Web API Template
May 21, 2015 No Comments
I recently needed to create a new Web API project for some content I’m working on for a talk. I decided I might as well
Dot Net Fringe
April 17, 2015 No Comments
The last few days I spent at the DotNetFringe conference in Portland. Considering this was the first time this conference has been run it was
Solving Dropbox’s URL Problems
April 10, 2015 No Comments
A recent post on the Dropbox developer’s blog post talked about the challenges of constructing URLs due to the challenges of encoding parameters. They proposed the idea
Are You Or Your Customers Leaking Your API Keys?
March 23, 2015 No Comments
Several months ago I wrote a post called Where, oh where, does the API key go? I encouraged API providers to allow consumers to put the
Share Your Code, Not Your API Keys
March 20, 2015 No Comments
Part of my role at Runscope involves me writing OSS libraries or sample projects to share with other developers. I also regularly use 3rd party APIs in
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