Category Archives: API Programming

OpenAPI to GraphQL Gateways

Posted on August 23, 2021 by James Briggs

A lot of companies are in the situation where they have a working, tested REST API server and they want to enable GraphQL queries as easily as possible. Both are data access methods that allow end-users and developers to query … Continue reading →

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EasyEDA PCB Software Review

Posted on July 31, 2021 by James Briggs

I evaluated EasyEDA Designer (v6.4.20.6 July 6, 2021 on Mac OS 10.11) to design a simple but complete (SPICE simulation, parts, mounting holes, annotations) through-hole, one-sided PCB to illuminate an LED. EasyEDA Designer is a proprietary program, but free to … Continue reading →

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Can Web Apps Rot?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by James Briggs

Can Web apps rot? Why yes, yes they can, mainly if you rely on cloud integrations. Just looking at an old web app (finished 18 months ago) recently and found the following: Twilio changed an API path (SMS/Messages => Messages), … Continue reading →

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RedisConf 2019

Posted on April 2, 2019 by James Briggs

Redis Labs presented another well-organized, strong technical conference this year. Once again it was held at Pier 27 in SF. The conference theme this year was, “Redis, Database for the Instant Experience.” Executive Summary: Redis Enterprise active-active (based on CRDTs) … Continue reading →

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Facebook Production Engineering Open House 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by James Briggs

I attended the Facebook Production Engineering Open House at their Menlo Park HQ. “Production Engineering is Facebook’s secret sauce – it draws on multiple disciplines (Software Engineering, Systems Administration, Distributed Systems and Networking) to plan, build and maintain the massive … Continue reading →

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