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REST API, REST, Application Connectivity, direct database access, REST APIs, API
Direct Database Access vs. REST APIs: Compare Application Activity
Direct Database Access vs. REST APIs: Compare Application Activity
by Terence Bennett • November 8, 2023
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MySQL, Services, JavaScript, REST, DreamFactory, Data Sources, BaaS
How to Connect to a MySQL Database with JavaScript in a Few Steps
by Kevin McGahey • October 3, 2023
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Services, REST, DreamFactory, API Design, API Management
What is Loose Coupling in REST APIs?
by Jason Gilmore • August 22, 2023
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IBM DB2, REST, Mainframe, DreamFactory, API
How to Access Mainframe Data with DreamFactory
by Terence Bennett • July 6, 2023
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IBM DB2, Database APIs, REST, API Design, API
Creating an IBM DB2 API in Minutes with DreamFactory
by Terence Bennett • June 29, 2023
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JavaScript, REST, Developer, API
APIs and JavaScript: Maximizing Development Potential | Dreamfactory
by Spencer Nguyen • April 18, 2023