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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...
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...
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...
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...
5 Reasons why you need a low-code development platform
A low-code platform like Linx provides a development environment that programmers can use to create application software through graphical user interfaces and configuration, instead of relying exclusively on traditional computer programming ("hand coding"). So why do...
Working with databases in Linx
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)...
Nielsen’s “Match between system and the real world”
The problem is there are no simple “right” answers for most Web design questions (at least not for the important ones). What works is good, integrated design that fills a need — carefully thought out, well executed, and tested. — Steve Krug One of the difficult things...