Fortifying Your Digital Gateways: Essential Security Best Practices for API Development
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are not just facilitators of communication between different software applications; they are the gatekeepers of valuable data and functionalities. As such, they are ensuring their security is paramount. 1. Embrace Authentication and Authorization 2. Secure Data in Transit and at […]
Embracing Contentment in Progress: Agile Development Through Shakespeare’s Lens
In his timeless play “King Lear,” William Shakespeare presents a profound observation through the Duke of Albany: “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” Though centuries old, this line resonates strikingly with modern Agile software development practices. It is a cautionary tale about the pursuit of improvement and the […]
What Is JWT?
JWT stands for JSON Web Token. It is a compact, URL-safe means of representing claims to be transferred between two parties. The claims in a JWT are encoded as a JSON object that is used as the payload of a JSON Web Signature (JWS) structure or as the plaintext of […]
What Is the ENV File?
An .env file, short for “environment file,” is a plain text file that stores environment variables. Environment variables are settings that can be used to configure the behavior of an application. These files are often used in software development to store configuration settings that vary between deployment environments, such as […]
The rapid evolution of food delivery in the US
How the world eats is changing dramatically. A little under two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was still largely limited to foods such as pizza and Chinese. Nowadays, food delivery has become a global market worth more than $150 billion, having more than tripled since 2017. In the United States, the […]
What Is The GeoJSON Format?
GeoJSON is an open standard format designed to represent simple geographical features and their non-spatial attributes. It is based on the JSON format. The features include points (therefore addresses and locations), line strings (therefore streets, highways, and boundaries), polygons (countries, provinces, tracts of land), and multi-part collections of these types. GeoJSON features need not represent entities of the physical […]
Using Firestore as a backend to your Flutter app
Watch Andrew from the Flutter team integrate a Cloud Firestore database from Firebase into a Flutter app. Flutter is Google’s mobile SDK for crafting high-quality native interfaces on iOS and Android in record time. Flutter works with existing code, is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is […]