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• How to evolve architecture with a reactive programming model

  Looking to modernize your enterprise architecture? Learn why reactive programming and event-driven process management will be the foundation of this change. Continue Reading

• Why deploying APIs on serverless frameworks spurs innovation

  Explore why deploying APIs on serverless frameworks can help businesses grow faster and provide innovative services while decreasing developers' workloads and lowering IT costs. Continue Reading

• How can Chaos Monkey testing help with microservices?

  Resilience testing isn't just for infrastructure. Architects can adopt this disaster recovery testing strategy to build more reliable microservice applications. Continue Reading

• API deployments on serverless frameworks catching on

  In a stealthy way, serverless APIs have moved out of the “shiny new thing” phase to being enterprise software developers’ favorite way to bypass development overhead when delivering applications, ... Continue Reading

• How the use of APIs helps spur business innovation

  Change isn't always cheap. However, by taking an API-first approach, businesses can innovate in a safe, effective and low-cost manner. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • parser
  • system of systems (SoS)
  • SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
  • object

  • Resource Description Framework (RDF)
  • Business Process Modeling Language (BPML)
  • event handler
  • WebLogic

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• Test your IQ on microservices principles and strategies

  Think you have a good handle on microservices and how to properly introduce them to your organization? Take a shot at this quiz to find out for yourself.Continue Reading

• IaaS vs. PaaS: The best choice for a DevOps environment

  IaaS and PaaS are two cloud services platforms that offer different ways to deploy and develop microservices. Find out which platform makes sense for your business.Continue Reading

• A guide to modern mobile application development strategies

  While some fly high with their mobile applications, others struggle to get off the ground. This guide takes a look at the tools and techniques that can solidify mobile development.Continue Reading

• State and threading: Key concepts in a .NET microservices architecture

  There are a number of reasons why implementing a .NET microservices architecture presents a challenge. Tom Nolle explains how to marry .NET and microservices.Continue Reading

• data type

  A data type, in programming, is a classification that specifies which type of value a variable has and what type of mathematical, relational or logical operations can be applied to it without causing an error.Continue Reading

• Where do we draw the line between an iBPM and BPM platform?

  What is the difference between iBPM and BPM? Is iBPM simply an extension of the old BPM ways, or is truly something unique? Esther Shein tackles this question.Continue Reading

• Can you answer these questions about RESTful design?

  As RESTful design becomes synonymous with API creation, it may be helpful to spruce up some knowledge on it. This quick quiz reviews some of the key aspects of working with REST.Continue Reading

• The basics of establishing a RESTful API testing program

  RESTful API testing is about establishing a culture of continuous testing and team accountability. Greg Sypolt reviews the core components of a RESTful API testing program.Continue Reading

• How do I connect to JSON APIs in an Android project?

  In this article, mobile expert Matthew David walks developers through some of the most effective ways to connect to JSON APIs in an Android-based project.Continue Reading

• Microservices vs. SOA: Quiz yourself on the great debate

  Microservices vs. SOA -- who wins? Take this quiz to learn about the critical differences between an SOA-based and microservice-based approach to app development and management.Continue Reading

• Connecting APIs: How to integrate a JSON framework with iOS

  Apple now supports two developmental languages. This means integrating JSON with iOS isn't as difficult as it might seem. Expert Matthew David explains further.Continue Reading

• Developers: Eat your own dog food when you build an API

  It's not enough to simply build an API. If you don't "eat your own dog food" before distributing your API, you are setting yourself up for failure. Zachary Flower explains why.Continue Reading

• Quiz: Working with API code, RESTful APIs and more

  As the use of APIs increasingly becomes a part of business strategies, developers need to know the ins and out of working with them. Take this quiz to find out what you know about APIs.Continue Reading

• What is the best pattern to use for data persistence?

  When designing an application, developers must decide how to implement data persistence. Brad Irby explains which data persistence pattern to consider.Continue Reading

• What are some good suggestions for code refactoring tools?

  Code refactoring tools are plentiful, so how do you choose the one that's right for you? Brad Irby explains what to look for when choosing a tool.Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge on code refactoring

  Code refactoring has been heralded as an effective way to modernize applications, especially for mobile. Take this quiz to find out what you really know.Continue Reading

• Cultivating the API Economy

  How can hacking be used to make better APIs? Find out the answer and get more API tips in this report from DeveloperWeek 2015.Continue Reading

• Read and write considerations when designing APIs

  This is the third installment of a four-part series offering enterprise architects advice for designing APIs.Continue Reading

• web service orchestration

  Service orchestration is the coordination or integration of several services and exposing them as a single service. The mix of services supports the automation of business processes.Continue Reading

• Build your knowledge of UML diagrams

  These six questions will help you build a better understanding of UML diagrams.Continue Reading

• Quiz: What do you know about unified modeling language?

  Prove your unified modeling language smarts with our quiz.Continue Reading

• Quiz: What do you know about API development?

  Do you have what it takes to develop and manage a successful API? Test your knowledge of API development with this six-question quiz.Continue Reading

• Deciding why and when to use an integration framework

  An integration framework is an important tool for managing the movement of data between applications and organizations.Continue Reading

• Quiz: Mobile middleware and application development

  What do you know about mobile middleware and development? Find out with our seven-question quiz!Continue Reading

• Big data quiz: What do you know about large data sets?

  Think you know everything about large data sets? Prove it by taking this quiz.Continue Reading

• API design: How to properly build an application program interface

  Don't let your entire API project go awry. Knowing the applications well is just one way to nail the design and foster developer loyalty.Continue Reading

• Quiz: What do you know about the service delivery model called PaaS?

  Think you know everything about the service delivery model called Platform as a Service? Prove your knowledge of PaaS with this seven-question quiz.Continue Reading

• Guide: When and how to use REST

  This guide goes over RESTful APIs and basic scenarios where REST should be used instead of SOAP.Continue Reading

• Quiz: How much do you know about NoSQL databases?

  Test your NoSQL knowledge with this five-question quiz.Continue Reading

• mobile middleware

  Mobile middleware is software that connects disparate mobile applications, programs and systems.Continue Reading

• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

  The Open Group Architecture Framework, or TOGAF gives software architects a structured approach for organizing and governing their software technology design, development and maintenance.Continue Reading

• API learning guide

  The expansion of Web services, mobile, cloud and SaaS platforms has altered the realm of APIs. This guide offers the latest in API developments.Continue Reading

• business capability

  Business capabilities are one way of representing the highest conceptual-level view of an enterprise architecture.Continue Reading

• event-driven architecture (EDA)

  An event-driven architecture (EDA) is a framework that orchestrates behavior around the production, detection and consumption of events as well as the responses they evoke.Continue Reading

• Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA)

  The Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) is a set of standards defining the way in which information is shared among diverse components of large, heterogeneous grid systems.Continue Reading

• business rules engine (BRE)

  A business rules engine (BRE) is a software component that allows non-programmers to add or change business logic in a business process management (BPM) system.Continue Reading

• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Tutorial

  SOAP has gained status as a common messaging protocol in Web services and SOA projects. This SOAP tutorial provides insight as to what SOAP standard is and when to use it. SOAP basics, how it compares to REST, SOAP attachments and how SOAP functions...Continue Reading

• WSTx (Web Services Transactions)

  WSTx (Web Services Transaction) is a set of XML markup specifications designed to permit the use of open, standard protocols for secure, reliable transactions across the Web... (Continued)Continue Reading

• business event management

  Business event management is the practice of incorporating business logic into labeling events, communicating events and handling events... (Continued)Continue Reading

• event handling

  Event handling is the receipt of an event at some event handler from an event producer and subsequent processes... (Continued)Continue Reading

• SOA networking

  SOA networking is the use of the service-oriented architecture (SOA) model to enhance the capabilities of networks that use Web services... (Continued)Continue Reading

• SOA repository

  An SOA repository is a database containing the software and metadata that constitute an SOA registry... (Continued)Continue Reading

• SOA governance

  SOA governance refers to the processes used to oversee and control the adoption and implementation of service-oriented architecture (SOA) in accordance with recognized practices, principles and government regulations... (Continued)Continue Reading

• SOA registry

  An SOA registry is a resource that provides controlled access to data necessary for governance of SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Service Data Objects (SDO)

  Service Data Objects (SDO) is the name of a specification designed to streamline the processing of SOA (service-oriented architecture) data from diverse sources such as XML documents, relational databases and Web services... (Continued)Continue Reading

• WS-AtomicTransaction (WS-AT)

  WS-AtomicTransaction, also called Web Services Atomic Transaction or WS-AT, is a specification that defines how single transactions are carried out based on WS-Coordination and WS-Transaction, companion specifications for information exchange in ...Continue Reading

• service-component architecture (SCA)

  Service-component architecture (SCA) is a group of specifications intended for the development of applications based on service-oriented architecture (SOA), which defines how computing entities interact to perform work for each other... (Continued)Continue Reading

• endpoint reference (EPR)

  An endpoint reference (EPR) is a combination of Web services (WS) elements that define the address for a resource in a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) header... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM)

  The Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM) is a paradigm developed by IBM that defines the extent to which various services are integrated in a service-oriented architecture (SOA)... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)

  The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) is a worldwide consortium that establishes standards intended to promote the fast, efficient and reliable execution of e-commerce and database transactions... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Bean

  In its JavaBeans application program interface for writing a component, Sun Microsystems calls a component a "Bean" (thus continuing their coffee analogy).Continue Reading

• native code

  Native code is computer programming (code) that is compiled to run with a particular processor and its set of instructions.Continue Reading

• Websphere MQ

  Websphere MQ, formerly known as MQ (message queue) series, is an IBM standard for program-to-program messaging across multiple platforms.Continue Reading

• message-driven processing

  Message-driven processing is an approach used within the client/server computing model in which a client (for example, your Web browser) sends a service request in the form of a specially-formatted message to a program that acts as a request broker,...Continue Reading

• service-oriented integration (SOI)

  SOI is also an abbreviation for Silicon-On-Insulator.Continue Reading

• OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)

  OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a nonprofit, international consortium whose goal is to promote the adoption of product-independent standards for information formats such as Standard Generalized Markup ...Continue Reading

• functionality

  In information technology, functionality (from Latin functio meaning "to perform") is the sum or any aspect of what a product, such as a software application or computing device, can do for a user.Continue Reading

• business service provider (BSP)

  A business service provider (BSP) is a company that rents third-party software application packages to their customers.Continue Reading

• PowerBuilder

  PowerBuilder is a popular rapid application development (RAD) tool for buildingobject-oriented programmingclient/serverapplications the parts of which can bedistributedwithin a network.Continue Reading

• message queueing

  In programming, message queueing is a method by which process (or program instances) can exchange or pass data using an interface to a system-managed queue of messages.Continue Reading