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Can You Trust What You’re Shipping? You Will with Insomnia v12

InsomniaOctober 13, 2025

Building trust starts with small things, like making sure every commit tells the right story. That’s where Insomnia’s v12 AI Commit capability comes in. Developers want to write code. It’s what they’re good at and what they enjoy doing. But writing detailed, well-structured commit messages takes…

Haley Giuliano

Guide to API Testing: Understanding the Basics

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API TestingSeptember 1, 2025

Key Takeaways API testing is the process of validating that your application programming interfaces (APIs) work as intended, seamlessly connecting software components. Think of APIs as the translators of the tech world, facilitating clear communication between different software systems. API…

Adam Bauman

6 Reasons Why Kong Insomnia Is Developers' Preferred API Client

API DesignAugust 8, 2025

Kong Insomnia is your all-in-one platform for designing, testing, debugging, and shipping APIs at speed. Built for developers who need power without bloat, Insomnia helps you move fast whether you’re working solo, scaling a startup, or collaborating across enterprise teams. With real-time…

Juhi Singh

GraphQL vs REST: Key Similarities and Differences Explained

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GraphQLFebruary 28, 2025

Choosing the right API architecture is crucial for building efficient and scalable applications and the two prominent contenders in this arena are GraphQL and REST, each with its unique set of characteristics and benefits. Understanding the similarities and differences between these two approaches…

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Cut Costs, Boost Speed: The AI Proxy Revolution for Developers

AI GatewayFebruary 14, 2025

The AI Proxy Revolution has changed the way developers operate, helping save money and speed up development. This new approach improves how systems talk to each other and allows for quicker, more efficient data exchange. Modern software development is regularly burdened with challenges around costs…

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Four Essential Best Practices for API Management in 2025

API ManagementNovember 1, 2024

The proper management of APIs is vital for organizations seeking to optimize their digital experiences and application performance. API management solutions facilitate the efficient administration of APIs by offering several features such as access control, rate limiting, developer portals,…

Axandria Shepard

Top Docker Desktop Extensions for Developers and How to Use Them

API DevelopmentSeptember 26, 2024

For the last 10+ years, Docker has been one of the leading technology tools for helping developers build, run, update, and manage containers. It is one of the most widely used containerization tools available, able to work with Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, and all of the leading cloud…

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A Guide to Service Mesh Adoption and Implementation

Service MeshAugust 10, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of microservices and cloud-native applications , service mesh has emerged as a critical tool for managing complex, distributed systems. As organizations increasingly adopt microservices architectures, they face new challenges in service-to-service communication,…

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The Critical Role of API Security in the Internet of Things (IoT)

API DevelopmentAugust 1, 2024

From smart homes to wearable devices to connected cars, the Internet of Things (IoT) is bringing about a new era of hyper-connectivity. Experts expect investments in the IoT ecosystem to rise above $1 trillion in 2026 — with no signs of slowing down. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are…

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What Is CI/CD?

API ManagementJuly 23, 2024

The pace of the industry today is pressuring software developers to build, test, and release software more frequently than ever. To achieve this pace, teams have built two core processes into their workflow: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Continuous Integration and Continuous…

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What is a Kubernetes Operator?

KubernetesMarch 20, 2024

Kubernetes has become the gold standard for container orchestration. However, running stateful applications on Kubernetes can be challenging . This is where Kubernetes operators come in. Kubernetes operators resolve common issues like automating management of complex applications such as databases,…

Peter Barnard

Introducing the World’s First OSS Production-Grade Gateway API Operator

API DevelopmentMarch 20, 2024

Today’s the day you’ve all been waiting for: Kong Gateway Operator OSS is here. You can read the code and see what a production-grade Kubernetes operator looks like . Authored by multiple Gateway API contributors, Kong Gateway Operator is the de-facto reference for Gateway API implementers on…

Michael Heap

Enhancing APIOps with decK for Kong Ingress Controller Users

API DevelopmentMarch 20, 2024

The latest release of decK's APIOps features with the Kong Ingress Controller advances API management and automation in Kubernetes environments. This blog post delves into how this integration streamlines operations, ensuring a more feature-rich API lifecycle management. For teams utilizing the…

Jordi Fernandez Moledo

Unpacking Distributed Applications: What Are They? And How Do They Work?

API DesignMarch 19, 2024

Distributed architectures have become an integral part of modern digital landscape. With the proliferation of cloud computing, big data, and highly available systems, traditional monolithic architectures have given way to more distributed, scalable, and resilient designs. In this blog, we look at…

Paul Vergilis

Monolithic vs Microservices

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MicroservicesMarch 9, 2024

A microservices architecture addresses challenges by breaking the application down into smaller components or services. This approach has gained significant traction in recent years, evolving from a novel concept to a mainstream architectural pattern. Less than 10 years after the term was first…

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Hello World: Meet the Engineers Behind Kong Konnect

Kong KonnectFebruary 20, 2024

Today we’re launching the Kong Konnect Engineering Tech Blog, dedicated to exploring the technology challenges and solutions we’ve encountered. The objective? To offer valuable technical content that enables our readers to broaden their engineering expertise. Kong has been in the software industry…

Danny Freese
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