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Docker

2024-11-01 00:00 | 8 minute read

Image by Will Turner In this article, we will cover what containerisation means and we look at Docker, a containerisation platform. Furthermore, we will cover the key commands and concepts needed to create your own containers in docker. What is Docker? Docker is an open-source software platform that assists the deployment of applications. It does this by creating standardized units called containers which are isolated environments containing the application code, runtime, libraries, and any dependencies. These containers are a type of virtual machine that has an OS but does not simulate the entire computer. It is like a sandboxed environment.

Rest APIs

2024-10-30 00:00 | 7 minute read

Image by Ante Hamersmit What are APIs Before we just into the class of Rest APIs it is best to understand what is an API. An API is simply an acronym for application programming interface, a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. They are usually explained in terms of a client and a server. The application that sends a request is called the client and the application that sends the response is called the server.