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Mock APIs: A Beginner's Guide to Mocking Toolsets

Mock APIs are vital tools in modern software development. They allow developers to simulate APIs and continue testing and development without backend dependencies. This guide covers how mocking toolsets enhance efficiency and ensure rigorous testing, streamlining debugging and feature integration for increased productivity and innovation.

Unlocking the Power of UIMAPI: Automating Probe Configuration

The UIMAPI is a RESTful API. With UIMAPI you can programmatically perform almost any action in your DX UIM environment. Using the Swagger front-end as a guide, you can manually execute REST endpoints. However, many customers would rather use a program to automate these actions.

Checkly Changelog: New Features and Updates - Traces, Visual Regression Checks, and Degraded States

Join María and Nočnica as we go over three major new features from Checkly: Checkly Traces - integrate OpenTelemetry data from your stack with synthetic monitoring traces Visual Regression Checks - Check for pixel-by-pixel changes to your website Degraded Checks - want to note a problem but don't want it to trigger alerts like a failing check? Try soft assertions and the 'degraded' state.

Mastering Developer Productivity Analytics: A Guide to Boosting Team Efficiency

Developer productivity is ultimately a measure of the efficiency and effectiveness with which software developers produce high-quality code and complete projects. Where this becomes a bit more complicated is in the relationships between those efforts and the measurements that reflect them.

Address Lookup APIs Explained: How They Work & Why You Should Care

Address lookups are technical processes that are typically used in businesses to streamline operations. For instance, eCommerce brands leverage address lookup services to facilitate personalised checkout processes or customer onboarding. This goes a long way in enhancing user experience, yielding long-term benefits for the business.

The DevEx Advantage: Understanding and Improving Developer Experience

Developer Experience (DevEx) is a general term that encompasses all of the interactions a developer has with their work environment. The tools that a developer uses, the processes they employ, and even the organizational culture, all play a role in establishing a great Developer Experience – or, unfortunately, a bad one.

Streamlining Your Kubernetes Development Environment: A Comprehensive Guide

Kubernetes has revolutionized how modern applications are built, deployed, and scaled. However, due to its complexity, managing a Kubernetes development environment can sometimes feel overwhelming for developers. Utilizing a cloud environment can simplify Kubernetes development by providing better scalability, manageability of dependencies, and a more consistent development experience across various cloud providers.

Top Traffic Replay Alternatives to Enhance Your Testing and Analysis

Traffic replay is a valuable technique for capturing and analyzing network interactions, providing essential insights into user behavior and website performance. Utilizing existing traffic enhances software testing accuracy, allowing for more realistic application testing and ensuring that various environmental factors do not lead to unnoticed errors.