Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Conferences about new development environments, such as AJAX, typically feature sessions showing cool new things you can do with it. Inevitably, though, some sessions will focus on security issues.

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...

The blog post explains how to build large-scale, real-time JSON applications using Aerospike's NoSQL database. It discusses data modeling, indexing, and querying techniques, as well as how to optimize ...

Oracle recently announced the availability of a new JSON-only document database service for its "self-driving" Autonomous Database platform. The aptly named Autonomous JSON Database was designed to ...

Traditionally, organizations depended on monolithic architectures that initially served them well, but today’s on-demand business environment calls for a model that can support a more flexible, ...

AJAX-era security requires tossing out a lot of what you thought you knew about security, starting with Same Origin Policy. Conferences about new development environments, such as AJAX, typically ...