Some folks think that DBAs and application developers inhabit different universes. At times this may seem to be the case, but the successful DBA must understand application development and the issues ...

An Application Programming Interface (API) is the bridge that allows different software applications to communicate effectively. Born in 1968 with an emphasis on hardware independence, APIs have ...

Creating consistent and proper interfaces for reusable software modules is one of the most critical and overlooked aspects of embedded software design. Interfaces are usually developed on the fly with ...

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application program interface (API) packaged with the Java SE edition that makes it possible to standardize and simplify the process of connecting Java ...

Are we serious about combating the threats against our computers, our livelihood and the applications that we write and use everyday? While one way to take the offense is to write better code, I ...