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ASP.NET Web API: Benefits and Why to Choose It

In the modern technology world, web-based applications are not sufficient to reach a larger audience. People are now using several smart devices, including smartphones, tablets, etc., in their day-to-day life. Such devices have a multitude of apps that makes life easier. Now everyone is shifting from the web to a world full of applications.

If you want to expose the data to apps and browsers faster and more securely, you need a compatible API or application programming interface. Several popular web APIs like ASP.NET effectively collect, change, or update the data. The Web API is quite helpful in ASP.NET development for creating RESTful apps.

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4 REASONS WHY .NET CORE + ANGULAR IS GREAT COMBINATION FOR WEB APP DEVELOPMENT

What tech stack to choose for your next web app development project? In its annual survey, Stack Overflow asked nearly 65,000 developers about their technologies of choice. Combined with Leobit’s years of experience in the field of web app building, here’s a brief overview of why we believe the Angular + .NET Core combination to be the optimal solution for 2021 and the next 5 years.

Why Consider Angular for Front-end Web App Development

The history of Angular started in 2009 when Google engineers created a framework that laid a foundation for current front-end development. It was officially released in 2010, and contributed greatly to building scalable and high-performing web applications. The Angular framework was designed with a particular purpose to simplify the process of creating user interfaces and overcome the restrictions of other existing technologies in one integrated package. The list of popular web applications powered with an Angular framework can be endless. Here are some of the Angular apps: Office 365, Forbes, Xbox, Google Cloud Blog, Ryanair, Mixer, NBA, JetBlue, iStock Photo, Upwork, Freelancer.

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Implementing Web UI Patterns in Java: Getting Input, Part 1

Overview

Speaking of software engineering, when implementing a feature, experienced developers will follow a design pattern because they are well-known, well-designed, and general solutions to common problems. Reusing design patterns brings benefits such as easy to maintain and bringing consistent and proven experiences to users. The same rule applies to UI design; when we build a web UI, we don't need to reinvent our own wheels for everything. Following well-known UI patterns makes it easier for developers to maintain and for the users to use.

There are several resources on the web talking about UI patterns, such as UI-Patterns, UX Library, and UIPattern.io. These sites provide insights on web UI patterns that best match a specific set of requirements in terms of usability and user experiences. However, these sites seldom cover how you can actually implement these patterns. 

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10 Rules To Integrate Third-Party Scripts

Introduction

Third-party scripts can cause negative load-time effects. Why is this an issue? Well, in Google’s view, a poorly-optimized page should not rank highly. Instead, search results should favor pages with fundamental design strengths — including JavaScript minification, rapid execution time, and render-friendly scripting. 

In reflection of this belief, Google has planned the gradual release of a major update to its search algorithm that is scheduled for June through August of 2021. This update will increase the importance of a page’s loading speed as a contributing factor to a web page’s overall ranking on Google’s search results page. As a result, how third-party scripts impact page load times is becoming more important than ever. 

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How to Use HarperDB Instance With React Hooks

HarperDB Cloud is a database service that supports both SQL and NoSQL queries for CRUD operations. It needs minimal configuration to get started and its realm is not only limited to build REST APIs with a server-side technology such as Node.js.

HarperDB offers a way to access the database cloud instance directly in your client-side application. It has a built-in HTTP API that allows us to query data directly.

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Build a REST API with Node.js and HarperDB

If you are building an application using Node.js, it can get a little overwhelming since there are a variety of databases to choose from and different ways to build APIs. One way to reduce development time and focus on the problem you are trying to solve is to use a Database as a service to store the data. The advantage of this approach is to use a cloud database system without purchasing hardware which can be cost and time-effective.

One such database service is HarperDB Cloud. To build REST APIs rapidly this service allows us to perform all database operations using a single endpoint. It supports a variety of programming languages such as JavaScript, Java, Python, and so on. Some of the features of HarperDB are the following:

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A Comparison of Single-Page and Multi-Page Applications

There are millions of web applications that help companies deliver their goods and services, connect with customers, and increase user engagement. As they provide higher scalability, improved flexibility, and simplified maintenance compared to desktop solutions, now they are much more popular. 

Web apps are available online, so users don’t have to install them (sometimes you need just to download only a small product part like in the case of Slack or Skype, for example) on their personal computers and laptops.