Yes, sometimes you need sophisticated libraries that handle HTTP requests asynchronously, but in other situations that can be overkill. An old Internet Explorer API may have a solution. I've written ...

We wouldn’t consider Windows authentication as a feasible strategy as you cannot expose your service over the Internet if you leverage Windows authentication. Forms authentication uses the ASP.Net ...

Amazon recently announced the general availability (GA) of HTTP APIs in the API Gateway on AWS. With HTTP APIs, the public cloud provider will offer the core functionality of API Gateway REST API ...

REST (REpresentational State Transfer) is an architectural style for developing web services and systems that can easily communicate with each other. REST is popular due to its simplicity and the fact ...

Oracle released JDK 26, the 17th consecutive feature release delivered under the six-month cadence the project adopted in 2018. The release includes ten JDK Enhancement Proposals spanning language ...

Take advantage of a DelegatingHandler and the X-HTTP-Method-Override in Web API to overcome browser and firewall constraints When deploying your REST Web API over a public domain, you will sometimes ...

IntroductionI have written three articles so far about making a smart home using SwitchBot relay switches, but this time I ...

Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) developer APIs are now open for early access, letting AI agents purchase digital services using x402 signed payment vouchers without per-transaction blockchain ...

Learn how to use Cypress to verify UI behavior, backend state, and asynchronous side effects so that passing tests reflect ...

The current version, OpenJDK 25, was released in the fall of 2025, with many vendors offering Long-Term Support (LTS). Many companies use such releases as a stability anchor for migrations and ...