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  • Apple Open Sources ServiceTalk to the Java Community

    Apple has open-sourced ServiceTalk, a JVM network application framework that provides a common and extensible networking abstraction built on top of Netty. ServiceTalk was conceived to improve low-level abstractions provided by Netty such as threading and usability. The goal of open-sourcing ServiceTalk was to provide building blocks that would enable contributions from the Java community.

  • restQL V3 Released

    The latest version of restQL, a microservices query language, has been released, providing notable new features including content aggregation, support for additional HTTP methods, self-healing functionality, and a version for node.js apps. Comprehensive performance improvements have made the latest version up to twice as fast as its predecessor.

  • Netflix Announces Polly.JS HTTP Interaction Library

    Netflix recently announced the release of Polly.JS, an open source library for recording, replaying and stubbing HTTP interactions.

  • GraphQL vs REST: Things to Consider

    At API Days Paris 2016, Arnaud Lauret discussed GraphQL vs RESTful HTTP API’s, outlining their strengths and weaknesses. He concluded that deciding which one to adopt is context dependant, and that are many trade-offs between the two.

  • Microsoft Adds Cross-Platform Support for Azure Relay Hybrid Connections

    Microsoft recently announced that their Azure Relay Hybrid Connections service has reached General Availability. The Azure Relay Hybrid Connections service, which is WebSocket-based, complements the existing Azure Service Bus Relay offering which is now being referred to as WCF Relays.

  • Chrome and Firefox Start Warning of Insecure Sites

    Starting with Chrome 56 and Firefox 51, browsers will start warning users if they browse a non-HTTPS site that contains a password or credit card input field.

  • Google Pushing for HTTPS

    Google wants to push for HTTPS everywhere with a combination of deprecating existing Chrome features in non-secure sites, as well as new features only supported in HTTPS.

  • Mozilla's Observatory Website Security Analysis Tool Available

    Mozilla has launched their website security analysis tool. Dubbed Observatory, the tool helps to spread information on best security practices to developers and sys admins in need of guidance.

  • NGINX Release Targets Application Security

    NGINX Plus R10 has been released, with a focus on improving application security, and network integration. The release supports API authentication by validating JSON web tokens (JWT), and improved SSL/TLS performance in production with support for elliptic curve crypto (ECC) certificates.

  • Microsoft REST API Guidelines Are Not RESTful

    Microsoft has published their guidance for creating “RESTful” APIs. Roy Fielding calls them HTTP APIs that have little to do with REST.

  • Postman 3.0 Releases New Developer Experience - Q&A with Founder

    Postman is a popular Chrome application used to test, build, and document web APIs. InfoQ interviewed Abhinav Asthana, the founder and CEO of Postman, about the latest release to give our readers a better understanding of what Postman is, how it was created, why it’s popular with API developers, and what’s new in 3.0.

  • Google Will Propose QUIC As IETF Standard

    Google has recently announced that they will propose their experimental transport layer network protocol QUIC as a IETF Standard. Furthermore. Google has provided the first available figures about the improvements in page load time that QUIC makes possible.

  • Firefox 37 Brings Native Playback of HTML5 Video

    Mozilla has released Firefox 37, bringing native playback of HTML5 video for Windows, and many security changes.

  • HTTP/2 Specifications Approved for Publication

    HTTP/2 specifications have been approved for publication, according to the IETF. 15 years after the launch of HTTP/1.1, IETF have gone through over 200 design issues, 17 drafts, and 30 implementations to get the specification approved to be published as standards-track RFCs.

  • What is the Web?

    Mark Nottingham, chair of the HTTP Working Group, asks the question What is the Web? As he mentions, this simple question has some complex and perhaps unexpected answers depending upon your perspective. A common approach would be to say that it has to be rooted in the Web browser, but that has some interesting consequences, not all of which are useful for non-browser stakeholders.

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