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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
How to Build a REST API GUI in 4 Steps
If you need a simple and flexible REST API GUI, you’ve come to the right place. REST APIs are incredibly useful. They allow you to interact with services and sites without scraping them. You can just access a URL, send some parameters and get a response. But when it comes to building your apps and actually communicating with them, things can get tricky. Sometimes they won’t respond as you’d expect. It can get quite tricky to pinpoint where the issue is- with your code or the API itself.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 23, 2022
How to Build a MongoDB GUI in 4 Steps
MongoDB is an amazing NoSQL database technology. But it can get quite tricky to add or retrieve information from it. That’s why a MongoDB GUI (graphical user interface) is a handy tool. NoSQL by itself can have a steep learning curve. Instead of regular tables and rows, you have collections and documents. And unlike rows that have the same columns by definition, documents can be completely different within a collection.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 22, 2022
Build a Free Web-Based Postgres GUI in 15 Minutes
A Postgres GUI helps you make the most out of your database, whether you are a coder or not. Databases are incredible tools for businesses. They allow you to store and process data at scale so that you can make better-informed decisions. You have two options to load data from databases. You can use code, via a command line or a programming language. So, you type in the commands in a terminal or send your code to a server and you get the results.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Citizen Developer Tools & Software | In-Depth Guide
Citizen developer tools are some of the hottest items on modern IT teams’ procurement lists. Unfortunately, if you asked 100 IT managers what this means, you’d probably get 100 different answers. That is, there’s no single established definition of what citizen development software is. Unlike a CRM tool or an ERP platform, a citizen developer tool isn’t so much defined by what it does in terms of specific features as it is by who uses it.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Enterprise App Development | In-Depth Guide
Enterprise app development is a huge topic. It’s no secret that large organizations are dealing with unprecedented demand for custom applications. However, it’s hard to generalize when you recognize the sheer scope and variety of the kinds of tools that are needed. Think about it. A custom GUI for your IT team and a mobile app for your customer loyalty scheme don’t have that much in common. Not on the face of it anyway.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Rapid Application Development | Ultimate Guide
Rapid application development (RAD) is having kind of a resurgence. It’s an idea that’s been around since at least the 1970s, but it’s returned to the fore in recent years. In part, this is because of a shift in the technology that businesses use to build software. But can a 50-year-old way of thinking about software development really offer value to modern businesses? The reality is that the RAD model never really went away.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Traditional SDLC vs RAD
Building software isn’t like other projects. It never will be. Requirements can change on a dime, so development teams must be ready to adapt. Today we’re looking at one solution, as we compare traditional SDLC vs RAD. The truth is that there’s no single right answer to managing software projects. Indeed, different kinds of applications and teams will necessitate different approaches. So, the question isn’t so much if you should use different approaches, as when you should use them.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
What is Citizen Development? + 5 Tips
Citizen development is a kind of a buzz phrase nowadays. But, why? More to the point, what does this even mean? Is it just the flavor of the month or does it offer a serious prospect for improving your IT operations? These are the questions we’re answering today. As more and more businesses turn to their non-technical employees to plug gaps in their development workflows, it’s no surprise that you might want to see what all the fuss is about.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022