David Brown articles - 48 total
How to Make Complex Business Apps Feel Simple for Users
We’ve all worked with business apps that feel like puzzles—too many steps, too many fields, and not...
The False Economy of “Cheap” Low Code Platforms
Low-code platforms are everywhere right now. Some promise you can build apps in a weekend. Others...
Automation Without APIs Is Just Fancy Macros
Let’s get real for a second. If your “automation” tool is just clicking buttons, mimicking...
Why API Integration Is Too Important to Leave to Non-Developers
Let’s be honest—API integration is one of the most deceptively complex tasks in modern...
How to Use Demo APIs to Level Up Your API Testing Skills
Let’s face it—most mock APIs are useless. They either return hardcoded nonsense, require weird...
How to Build Clean, Scalable Dashboards in Bellini
Let’s cut to the chase: most business dashboards suck. They’re cluttered. Hard to scan. Painful to...
5 Ways Low Code Platforms Can Improve Business Agility
TL;DR: Low code isn’t just for dragging buttons and making dashboards. If you care about moving fast...
Why Drag-and-Drop Alone Isn’t Enough for Serious Frontend Development
Let’s get this out of the way: if you’re building serious apps, drag-and-drop alone isn’t...
What’s the Fastest Way to Prototype an API Integration?
You know the drill. Someone asks, “Can you whip up a quick API integration?” You think: Sure, give me...
Building API Clients Faster with apiexplorer.io and Martini
Let’s face it—getting started with API integrations is often the worst part of any project. You want...
Why Enterprise Apps Deserve Better UX Than Most Consumer Apps
Let’s be honest—most enterprise apps are UX nightmares. You open one up and instantly feel the...
Measuring Developer Productivity Gains with Low Code APIs
Let’s be honest: “low code” usually gets a bad rap with devs—myself included. Most of the time, it...
How to Speed Up Frontend Development Without Sacrificing Flexibility
Let’s be real—frontend dev has always been a balancing act between moving fast and staying in...
🚀 Combining Multiple APIs Into a Unified Service Using Martini
We’ve all been there. You’re tasked with building a customer dashboard or integration that pulls data...
We Couldn’t Find Free Business APIs to Prototype With — So We Built Them
You know the drill. You’ve got a prototype to build, an integration to test, or a front-end you need...
5 Common UI/UX Mistakes in Business Apps (And How to Avoid Them)
Ever build a business app that runs perfectly, only for users to… hate it? Been there. You’ve got...
You Can’t Measure ROI if You’re Drowning in Technical Debt
We’ve all been there. You ship something fast. It works. Everyone’s happy. Then six months later,...
Why Your API Strategy Fails Without a Proper Data Model
Let’s talk about something that’s been bugging me for years: the disconnect between how we design...
5 Common Workflow Automation Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Let’s not sugarcoat it—workflow automation should be simple. You sketch out a flow, wire up a few...
How to Build API-Centric Frontend Apps in Bellini
If your frontend app still treats APIs like an afterthought, you’re building things the hard...
Here’s Why You’re Probably Taking the Wrong Approach to Integration
Let’s talk about something few developers admit out loud: we're still doing integration wrong. Sure,...
Integrating APIs Is Now Table Stakes—So We’re Giving It Away for Free
Let’s be real: if you're building software in 2025 and still paying just to hit an API endpoint,...
Building End-to-End Business Workflows with Martini
Let’s be honest: a lot of “automation platforms” feel like they were built for people who don’t write...
The Problem with “No Code” Frontend Builders: You Can’t Build Real Apps
I’ve tried them all. The no-code frontend builders that promise to help you create beautiful apps...
5 Common API Integration Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Let’s be honest: APIs are both the best and worst part of building modern applications. They connect...
How to Use apiexplorer.io to Prototype Your Next Integration
I’ve been burned more than once starting integration projects with API docs that are out of date,...
🚀 5 Ways Developers Can Use Lonti’s Free Edition in Real Projects
Let’s be honest: a lot of free dev tools out there feel like demos. You can click around, maybe...
How to Design and Deploy Data Models as APIs with Negroni
You know the drill: you define your data model in one place, then spend hours (or days) wiring up...
Why Most Automation Platforms Can’t Handle Complex Workflows
You know the kind of tool I’m talking about. The ones with the slick UIs, colorful nodes, and...
Frontend Shouldn’t Feel This Hard — But It Does. Here’s How I’m Fixing It with Bellini
Let’s talk about frontend development. You know, the part where design meets data, where UX turns...