I have been in the software industry for nearly 35 years. You might be surprised at how many legacy software applications, some over two decades old, are still in use today. These programs have provided great...
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Category - Payment API
Device Options for Semi-Integrated Systems
Since the implementation of the liability shift by payment processors, the Semi-integrated systems have gained popularity.Before I continue, I want to make sure that you know what the Liability Shift and Semi-Integrated...
MVC Design Pattern with a PHP example
Model-View-Controller is the most widely used design pattern in programming languages such as Java, PHP, C, C++, and C#.In an object-oriented programming paradigm, MVC relates the user interface to the underlying data...
How to design an API
In my last three articles, I discussed APIs, JSON, and REST.In this article, I am going to show you how to design an API with best practices. Define and Design The first step in building an API is to define what...
REST and RESTful APIs
I have previously discussed the APIs and why you need them. In this article, we take a deep dive into a fundamental technology we need to develop API.My intention in writing these articles is to explain relatively...
What is JSON and why you need it
JSON is the acronym for JavaScript Object Notation, and it’s a format to exchange (and interchange) data from the same or different systems in a network. JSON is a text format that is entirely language...
APIs and why you need them
What’s an API A textbook definition of API is something like this: API stands for Application Programming Interface, a software interface that allows two applications to talk to each other. It defines the allowed...
Hosted Payments – HPP vs HPF
Hosted Payments When you’re running a business where you receive payments in a manner that the physical card is not present, such as online payments and eCommerce, you need to figure out how to take payment from...
Clearent – Cloud-Based Payment-Integration Solution
I recently participated in an exciting integration project in which we integrated into the Clearent Cloud-Based solution.In this article, I share with you some of the highlights of the project. About Clearent Clearent...
API Scraping in the Real World – Code Mentor
Learn how to pull data from an API. This tutorial covers API scraping concepts, challenges, and will walk you through creating your own Twitter API scraper. I’ve done a few projects that involve API scraping of some...
PAX: Direct Integration vs. Third-party integration
Developers often ask me the following question: Should I use a third-party API to build a semi-integrated solution for PAX or integrate directly? Let’s review each option and its pros and cons. 1- Direct Integration:...