Working with databases in your Linx solutions is easy with the Linx Database plugin. The Database plugin allows you to interact with databases. These interactions include: Execute simple to complex SQL Queries Execute stored procedures (you can also pass parameters)...
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Building an API? Consider low-code
An API provides several benefits to an organisation, but without a dedicated team of trained developers, it might seem impossible. Developers are expensive, and it can take months to develop an API from the ground up. If you don’t want to outsource or have in-house...
How to secure your API with JSON web tokens
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) have become somewhat of an industry-standard for securing REST API’s. The main advantage of JWT is that each token is self-contained, meaning that it contains all information needed to allow or deny any given requests to an API. This means JWT...
Process Flows: From Input to Output
Code is the backbone of most software programs and applications. Each line of code serves as an instruction—a logical, step-by-step mechanism for computers, servers, and other machines to perform an action. In computer programming, there are different levels of code....
Low-code is no myth for busy IT departments
Can a working business application be built in a day? Does the app work on desktop and mobile? How advanced are the features? Is there actually zero coding involved? Just some of the questions we get all the time from seasoned developers. There’s a lot of talk about...
Low-code APIs for dummies
There are different ways to integrate one system or application with another. Using an API (Application Programming Interface) is one such way. This allows different systems to communicate with one another based upon a set of predefined rules and methods. One way is...
Automating bulk transfer of Mercurial repos to Git
With Mercurial sunsetting support, it was time to move our repos. But how do you do this en masse? When we received the first communication about Bitbucket sunsetting Mercurial support, there was quite a lot of excitement around the office. All of our source code was...
Coding at a high level with low-code
How does low-code development fit into the bigger scheme of computer programming code? Code is the backbone of most software programs and applications. Each line of code serves as an instruction—a logical, step-by-step mechanism for computers, servers, and other...
APIs vs Microservices
If you work in the world of software, chances are you’ve most likely heard about microservices and the buzz around them. They have become incredibly popular in today’s tech industry, but there tends to be some confusion between them and another buzz word - APIs. So...
Xero API OAuth2.0 Plugin
The New Xero API plugin with OAuth 2.0 makes it easier for businesses to connect with apps, advisors, and financial institutions. What is OAuth2.0? OAuth is the authentication process Xero uses to grant third-party developers secure access to Xero customers’ data, via...