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Consuming REST APIs in low-code
APIs are created so that users can use them as a bridge to connect to applications and services. Thousands of APIs are available for consumption, and each API is unique. But it’s really easy to consume APIs to extend the capabilities of your Linx solutions, even...
Linx vs Outsystems
Are you looking for an Outsystems alternative? Owing to an increased need for business agility and growing pressure on IT teams to deliver faster solutions, the market for low-code platforms has flourished in the past few years, However, for SMEs and large Fortune 500...
How does the Linx REST Service perform under load?
We recently ran load tests for the Linx Host Service. In these tests, the CPU load and memory were monitored under heavy load to provide better insights into how the REST API Request Limits perform for the different virtual machines (Azure B-Series) that run Linx....
APIs vs Web Service
Is there any difference between a web API and a web service? Or are they one and the same? There are many definitions of Web Services as they are not only defined by different organizations but also has gone through many changing stages. When listening to people talk...
The value of internal APIs
Internal APIs are designed primarily to streamline software development and simplify systems and operational processes. These currently represent the vast majority of use cases. Internal APIs are often overlooked since they are aimed at in-house developers. These...
Linx embraces GraphQL
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA August 2021Linx, a low-code development platform, announced the addition of a new GraphQL plugin this week. The new plugin enables developers to employ GraphQL APIs as part of their low-code solutions. The new GraphQL plugin makes integrating...
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...
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...
6 API Tools for design, development and testing
Understanding that there is a right tool for every job is crucial to success when building any system. With today’s businesses running many systems across diverse environments, taking advantage of the modern IT economy lies in an organisation's best interest to create...
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...