Mark Michon articles - 41 total
Six security risks of user input in ruby code
We all know that user input should be treated extra cautiously. Any input field, GET request, or API...
Let’s scan DEV’s forem project with Bearer and analyze the results
Using open-source tools to test open-source projects feels like a great match. It wasn't until the...
How to scan your ruby or JS project for security improvements, for free.
Security tools are intimidating. They’re made for security teams that already know the jargon and the...
Measuring Performance in Node.js with Performance Hooks
📣 This post originally appeared as Measuring Performance in Node.js with Performance Hooks on The...
The Importance of Request Timeouts
📣 This post originally appeared as The Importance of Request Timeouts on The Bearer Blog. Networks...
API Security Best Practices
By nature, APIs are meant to be used. Even if all of your users are internal, security problems can s...
Top Tools to Make Debugging APIs Easier
Integrating with APIs can be challenging. Each with its own documentation format, SDK patterns, and a...
Sort, Filter, and Remap API Data in Python
Are you taking data from an API in the format the web services gives it to you? You should not dictat...
API Monitoring: What should you measure?
When it comes to monitoring third-party APIs and web services, what you monitor is as important as how you monitor. Here are the most valuable metrics.
Use Javascript's Array Methods to Handle API Data
📣 This post originally appeared as Use Javascript's Array Methods to Handle API Data on The Bearer Bl...
Machine Learning APIs for Web Developers
AI and Machine Learning is now available to developers through modern web service APIs. Explore which services are available for your app.
Making API Requests with Python
Python is in the midst of a resurgence. It never went away, but usage now grows like never before. Wi...
How to Listen for Webhooks with Python
Webhooks run a large portion of the "magic" that happens between applications. They are sometimes cal...
How to Recover from API Downtimes and Errors
APIs are stable until they aren’t. We talk about that often at Bearer. If you control the APIs, it ge...
Automatically Monitor API Calls and Requests in Node.js
📣 This post originally appeared as Automatically Monitor API Calls and Requests in Node.js on The Bea...
Custom Exception Handling in Ruby
📣 This post originally appeared as Custom Exception Handling in Ruby on The Bearer Blog. In Ruby, l...
Add Retries to HTTP requests
📣 This post originally appeared as Add Retries to Your API Calls on The Bearer Blog. Whether you're...
Best Practices for Building API Integrations
📣 This post originally appeared as Best Practices for Building API Integrations on The Bearer Blog....
Use the Node.js HTTP Module to Make a Request
📣 This post originally appeared as Use the Node.js HTTP Module to Make a Request on The Bearer Blog....
Create a Server with the Node.js HTTP Module
📣 This post originally appeared as Create a Server with the Node.js HTTP Module on The Bearer Blog....
How We Cross-post from Ghost to DEV with Node, Express, and Glitch
Hey there 👋, You may have seen some of our posts from Bearer here on DEV. We love the community, so...
Build your own Dev.to API client in Node.js
📣 This post originally appeared as Build your own API client in Node.js on The Bearer Blog. Note: T...
What is GraphQL?
📣 This post originally appeared as What is GraphQL? on The Bearer Blog. GraphQL is a query language...
What is a REST API?
📣 This post originally appeared as What is a REST API? on The Bearer Blog. When working with APIs yo...
What developers mean when they say "API"
📣 This post originally appeared as What is an API? on The Bearer Blog. API has become one of those c...
Error 429 Too Many Requests - What to do when you've been rate limited
HTTP Status code 429 occurs when you've hit the rate limit for an API. Learn more about rate limits and how to fix the error.
The Top Node.js HTTP Libraries in 2020
Which AJAX and request libraries should you use in your Node.js application in 2020? Here's a list of the most popular and reasons to choose, or avoid, each.
Building a Circuit Breaker in Node.js (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 in our series on building your own circuit breaker in Node.js. In Part 1, Building...
The HTTP Status Codes You Need to Know
What's that status code mean? Whether you're working on the client or the server, you'll need to know these common HTTP response codes.
Building a Circuit Breaker in Node.js (Part 1)
Circuit breakers were originally designed to protect electrical circuits from damage. Software...