There’s much more to effective translation than just providing a language switcher dropdown. The idea that merely swapping out English for Chinese or Spanish is enough to get by is a misconception that actively harms businesses who are trying to appeal to a truly global audience. Modern translation APIs go beyond language swaps, handling tone ...
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29 Apr
7 Apr
In 2020, software engineer Ivan Velichko published an article titled “API Developers Never REST,” detailing the rise of alternate design strategies that have emerged since Roy Fielding published his dissertation in 2000. Yes, the title is a jokey hook designed to snag eyeballs and attention, but like all good humor, there’s a kernel of truth ...
31 Mar
APIs are the modern doorway for systems to share data, but this common pathway is often unlocked. As a result, over the past two years, we’ve witnessed a string of API security incidents, including headline-worthy API exploits at 23andMe, Avelo Airlines, Authy, Optus, Trello, Volkswagen, WhatsApp, and others. 42Crunch recently released its State of API ...
26 Mar
The autonomous future is nearly upon us. Every day seems to bring a fresh wave of headlines involving autonomous cars or self-driving trucks. Users are taking more than 700,000 autonomous taxi rides each week, according to McKinsey, while the first autonomous truck pilots are starting to hit the pavement. European countries have already hosted 35 ...
15 Jan
The emergence of AI coding assistants has ushered in a new era of software creation, formalized under the concept of “vibe coding.” This concept offers tremendous productivity but also introduces significant complexities, particularly when building critical APIs. Here is a comprehensive overview of what vibe coding is and the benefits it delivers. We also cover ...
30 Oct 2025
Model Context Protocol (MCP) has been proliferating at the speed of thought, as more and more developers and users strive to make their AI truly agentic and independent. Without MCP, AI-driven systems like large language models (LLMs) can only make suggestions. They can save you work, but they can also create work if you have ...
22 Oct 2025
AI agents are increasingly autonomous in the way they interact with APIs and the systems those APIs represent. But unlike human developers, who can intuit solutions pretty readily, agents aren’t quite up to the task of reading docs, joining Slack channels, or pinging support when something breaks. They rely entirely on metadata, structure, and observed ...
6 Sept 2024
Tinder API Style Guide — Part 1 Authored by: Nishant Mittal Advisory Group: Vijaya Vangapandu , Devin Thomson , Serge Vartanov and Greg Giacovelli API Style Guide Contributors: Nishant Mittal, Xing Wei and Felix Changoo Over the past decade, Tinder has experienced exponential user growth. Today, the app processes over 1 billion Likes and Nopes per day . This rapid…