10 Things Developers should know about Serverless Architecture
Increasingly in use by large enterprises and smaller start-ups alike, serverless offers a new approach to software solution development. For
The importance of understanding and building accessible web applications
Most of the world’s population has been increasingly living life online for decades, from the early days of Gmail to
Adopting and adapting technology in the wake of Covid-19
American sociologist Robert K Merton is widely credited with identifying the law of unintended consequences, which is defined as ‘outcomes
Ireland donates the world’s most successful contact tracing app to the Linux Foundation
Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) announced today that it is donating the code for the COVID Tracker app as Open
Inside the collaborative effort behind Ireland’s COVID Tracker app
When the novel coronavirus began its spread across the globe, NearForm watched, like everyone, with a mix of concern, disbelief
OpenHive.JS discusses modern web APIs with Ramón Guijarro
In the fourth episode of OpenHive.JS, the podcast for all things JavaScript from NearForm, our hosts James Snell and
A closer look at Fastify v3.0.0
Fastify is a Web Framework for Node.js that focuses on performance and developer experience. Fastify is similar to Express, Hapi
4 lessons learned from building government contact tracing apps
See what we have learnt from months of developing, changing, testing and releasing Covid-19 contact tracing apps for governments and health authorities around the world.
How to improve JWT performance in Node.js
Every day, individuals around the world use and send personal and sensitive information to an increasing number of remote
What to expect at OpenJS World 2020
OpenJS World, the annual conference event from the OpenJS Foundation, goes virtual this year, bringing together leaders, contributors and members
The key industries embracing digital disruption in the time of Covid
While the digitisation of global business is nothing new, a handful of well established industries remain relatively slow to change
Introducing OpenHive.JS, the podcast for all things Javascript
Conversations with key contributors and open source leaders on Openhive.js From understanding new projects to improving tools and documents to
The alternative to outsourcing digital development
Capability Building, a viable alternative to outsourcing In a world where outsourcing has become so common across business activities, it's
Learning to Swim with Piscina, the node.js worker pool
Since they were introduced as an experimental new feature in Node.js v10, Worker threads have become one of the more
4 practical steps to design led development
While design strategy and design thinking have been making the rounds as buzzwords for a while, the role of design
Open-sourcing an open banking reference app
An Open Banking Reference App with Real World Applications Key to continually developing capabilities is recognising new opportunities to apply
How open payments is changing the banking game
The advent of open banking introduced significant changes to the well-established financial services industry, offering greater opportunities for fintech challengers
5 Ways You’re Already Using Open Source
Open Source Software is Everywhere Many companies today remain wary of open source software (OSS), despite the reality that it
1+N and GraphQL – Matteo Collina: Tech Talk Video
How to prevent the 1+N queries problem in GraphQL One of the most commonly used feature of
Exploring how banks aim to win in API banking
API Banking is transforming the industry In the past five years, challenger digital banks have taken off across the UK
Lessons from a Journey to InnerSource – The Apache Way (Part 2)
In part 2 of this podcast, Danese Cooper chats to Dr Roy Fielding about
Technology’s role in evolving the customer experience
As people continue to adapt to the still-developing digital world, the companies that serve (and compete for) them continue seeking
Enabling the API banking revolution
API Banking: A new frontier In this post we will take a look at how the API banking revolution is
Introduction to GraphQL – Matteo Collina: Tech Talk Video
GraphQL is a query language that is rapidly gaining wide adoption across the community. GraphQL combines type validation with