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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DLL or REST API
Over the years, I have participated in many development projects where we could use a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) or use an API. This article will explain the differences between DLL and API, the pros and cons of each...
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...
Gift Cards – You must offer them
Gift cards Shoppers love them, and small businesses are harvesting the profits of one of the retail industry’s most positive trends. Neiman Marcus sold the first gift cards in 1994 as novelty items. In 1995...
Composer for PHP
PHP is a powerful backend programming language for web app development. It is also the most popular.If you have ever developed in PHP, you know that your work could quickly become tedious.For every function, you want to...
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...
.Net Framework and .Net Core Explained
.Net Framework .NET Framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes an extensive class library called Framework Class Library (FCL) and provides language...