The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.

A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of software can talk over the internet using standard rules. At its core, it lets ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Your trading bot crashes at 3 AM because the forex feed went silent. Real-time currency data really shouldn't mean spe ...

When millions click at once, auto-scaling won’t save you — smart systems survive with load shedding, isolation and lots of ...

Abstract: Examples in web API specifications can be essential for API testing, API understanding, and even building chat-bots for APIs. Unfortunately, most API specifications lack human-written ...

Abstract: Context: Application Programming Interface (API) code examples are an essential knowledge resource for learning APIs. However, a few user studies have explored how the structural ...

A repository of Fetch examples. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API for the corresponding documentation.

The Fetch API provides an interface for fetching resources (including across the network). It will seem familiar to anyone who has used XMLHttpRequest, but the new API provides a more powerful and ...