Simplify deployment for multiplayer Minecraft on a self-hosted Raspberry Pi server using Kubernetes — Just like Minecraft is more fun when a friend shows you how to make torches and avoid creepers, Kubernetes is also less scary with someone to guide the way. The Minecraft wiki has lots of pointers for setting up your own server. But it doesn’t say how to do it…

Storing Postman scripts within reusable components in an OpenAPI definition — In programming, “hacking” has historically meant making something do what it wasn’t originally intended to do, like using a whistle from a cereal box prize to play the tone into a pay phone to get free long distance calls. Today, it also refers to finding an inelegant solution to a…

And use Postman to send and receive messages across the WebSocket connection — The WebSocket protocol provides a way to exchange data between a client and server over a persistent connection. The data can be passed in both directions with low latency and overhead, and without breaking the connection. This means the server can independently send data to the client without the client…

Execute standard SQL queries and automate an API workflow in Postman — Database providers usually offer multiple ways to interact with the data. A user console can be helpful to interact with the database directly. Drivers in various languages and frameworks can be helpful to integrate with your own data applications. …

Learn to JAM with scripts, mock servers, and the visualizer — Jamstack originally referenced a web architecture composed of JAM: JavaScript, APIs, and Markup. Websites could be delivered statically, such as serving HTML from static hosting, while providing dynamic content and an interactive experience through JavaScript and APIs. “A modern web development architecture based on client-side JavaScript, reusable APIs, and prebuilt…

Reduce time to first call (TTFC) for your public API via Run in Postman — Every extra step you handle for your developers saves them time and impacts their time to first call (TTFC), the most important metric for public APIs. The Run in Postman button is a powerful way to reduce complexity for your developers. …

Manage collaboration within your team and community so that you don’t release breaking changes — Git is the most broadly used version control system among technology teams to track and manage changes. Postman previously shared how to use forking and merging, pull requests, and other Postman version control features to collaborate asynchronously. …

see who lasts until the end of a 30-day coding challenge — When I first learned to code, I attempted HackerRank’s 30 days of coding to better understand data structure fundamentals. For each challenge, you could see the number of submissions along with the success rate. When I looked at that data in aggregate, I was shocked to see how few people…

Invest in TTFC to expand your potential developer base — API publishers among Postman’s community of more than 15 million are working toward more seamless and integrated developer experiences for their APIs. Distilled from hundreds of one-on-one discussions, I recently shared a study on increasing adoption of an API with a public workspace in Postman. …