Category Archives: API Programming

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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RedisConf 2018

Posted on April 28, 2018 by James Briggs

I attended RedisConf 2018 on Thursday at Pier 27 (The James R. Herman Cruise Terminal) in SF. Just like 2017, the talks were extremely high-quality and imaginative – I wished I could see all of the tracks. The Herman Center … Continue reading →

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Percona Live 2018 Conference

Posted on April 28, 2018 by James Briggs

I attended the Percona Live 2018 database conference in Santa Clara again. As always, the conference was very well-organized and had great talks. For 2018, Percona attempted to make it more affordable, with prices in the $600 range. Much appreciated! … Continue reading →

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