Zoapi announces GraphQL support
No API integration solution is complete unless it stays current in supporting new developments in the API industry. GraphQL is the latest entrant to the API scene with, in my opinion, marginal improvements to the way Web-clients talk to the server. I have had the opportunity of speaking with some companies that are considering a …. Read More
Save-Compile-Run, is not cool!
Hot application deployment – now that is cool !! Early development environments did a reasonably OK job in ensuring that the programmer does not have to face a long wait between making a change to their program and seeing the result. When a single vendor controlled the complete development environment, it was possible to do …. Read More
Life after “Hello World!”
“Hello World!” – A phrase immortalized by Dennis Ritchie – the creator of my favourite programming language C. “Hello World!” was used to demonstrate by example, how a minimilal ‘C’ program can be written, compiled and run. The beauty of the ‘C’ language was that once the learner created their first program, they could incrementally …. Read More
Blockly – time for serious business.
ZOAPI has, one of its key salient features, a self contained Web environment where you can build, test and deploy Web-Services of all kinds. The environment is designed to target non-professional programmers. Most entry and middle level professionals in the services industry already have exposure to elements of programming. Excel is a commonly used business …. Read More
How development frameworks let us down
Back in my day, when only frameworks that existed were meant for pictures. Early in the IT evolution, the two main development environments – Unix and Microsoft were evolving independently. Naturally, the need for some control was felt lest we end up with a “one or the other” kind of computing world too, already dealing …. Read More
