Women’s History in Tech: Grace Hopper, the OG Debugger
Software bugs refer to glitches in a computer program resulting in unexpected behavior. And Postman is a popular tool used for everyday debugging when working with APIs. But what’s the history behind the word “bugs” in modern technology? Grace Hopper is commonly credited with coining the term “debugging” back in 1947. Hopper was a pioneer…
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Insider Tips for DevOps, Testing, and Automation
At the Postman Galaxy virtual API conference in February 2021, I had the opportunity to host the “DevOps, Test, and Automation” panel discussion. My fellow panelists were Alla Lazareva (head of QA at Ziwo), Angel Rivera (developer advocate at CircleCI), and Kevin Harris (API integrations SME and IQmetrix). Check out the on-demand video at the…
Read MoreHow Postman Designers Developed the New Universal Search Feature
Ask anybody for an example of a search experience on a digital platform and they can easily reel out a long list. It would start with the friend we most depend on, Google, and could end up with examples inside simple apps like Notes. Today, the search function seems like such a common workflow that…
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Women’s History in Tech: Grace Hopper, the OG Debugger
Software bugs refer to glitches in a computer program resulting in unexpected behavior. And Postman is a popular tool used for everyday debugging when working with APIs. But what’s the history behind the word “bugs” in modern technology? Grace Hopper is commonly credited with coining the term “debugging” back in 1947. Hopper was a pioneer…
Read MoreHow to Use the Twitter API to Create a Hashtag Search Bot
When Postman recently hosted the Postman Galaxy virtual conference with attendees from around the world, I needed to find out what people were saying about the event. And more importantly, who was saying these things. As a new Postman developer advocate, I was assigned to “figure out a way to have all the tweets with…
Read MorePostman at Google Summer of Code 2021: Call for Student Proposals
Over the last seven years, Postman has grown to become one of the leading software companies in the world, amassing an inspiring global community of more than 14 million developers. As a platform that powers collaboration, we’re dedicated to supporting the exchange of ideas across the API landscape. Being a firm believer in the open…
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Postman Game on: How I Got 346 Collection Forks in One Day
The Postman Games challenge is a new public workspace that contains a series of requests that you send to receive trivia questions—all as a fun way to test your Postman IQ. We published the workspace at the Postman Galaxy global conference this February, and within just one day, the GET Your Postman Game On! collection…
Read MoreHow We Build Learning Experiences Inside Postman
Learning about APIs is hard, whether you’re trying to get yourself up and running with a specific API or just want to get to grips with the basics of what APIs are and how they work. Those of us who are in the business of technology education are always looking for ways to break the…
Read MoreStreamline the API Development Lifecycle with Postman Version Control
The API lifecycle involves a plethora of personas—developers, architects, testers, technical writers, and more. These personas come in at different stages and make necessary contributions to develop different facets of an API; a backend developer creates endpoints, a tester writes tests, a technical writer adds user-facing documentation, and so on. Take a moment to think…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Quick Guide to APIs: Definition and Types
Applications these days are witnessing a meteoric rise in the number of functionalities and microservices. And with this rush to add more and more functionalities and build more applications at an unprecedented rate, the dependence on APIs (application programming interfaces) has also skyrocketed. This beginner’s guide to APIs covers API basics, such as common types…
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