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AI can offer transformative business value. But you need the right combination of capabilities. Appian is continuing its history of providing practical value to enterprises across industries with the new AI capabilities in our 24.2 release—from 11 new generative AI skills that help you optimize mission-critical processes to the release of our Enterprise Copilot that gives users instant answers to their questions. This post will cover the latest enhancements to our AI offerings.

We're thrilled to announce the general availability of Kong Gateway Open Source (OSS) 3.7. This latest version features cutting-edge AI Gateway updates with new streaming plugins, as well as performance and security improvements. Let’s dive into the enhancements and explore the tangible benefits that these features bring to your organization.

An application programming interface (API) defines a set of rules and protocols that allow different software entities to communicate with one another. Open or public APIs offer free access to everyone with little or no restrictions. These public APIs allow developers to build innovative solutions and extend existing ones covering a variety of use cases. In this article, we cover some of the best open APIs from different categories.

Django is one of the leading Python frameworks used to create full-stack web applications. In this comprehensive guide, you will explore the intricacies of testing and debugging within the Django framework, focusing on advanced methodologies and essential tools. Beginning with the fundamentals of Django unit and integration testing, you will delve into advanced techniques such as mocking, testing middleware, and profiling for optimal performance.

Ruby on Rails has long been celebrated for its ‘convention over configuration’ philosophy, simplifying web development for countless programmers. However, what if you’ve started with a lean Rails API-only application and now find yourself needing a front-end? This isn’t uncommon, especially with the rise of JavaScript frameworks and SPAs.

We’re excited to announce that Ably LiveSync is now in public alpha! LiveSync is a state synchronisation product that allows you to watch changes to your database and publish them reliably to millions of frontend clients, enabling those clients to stay up to date with the latest changes in realtime.

While controversial in functional programming, dependency injection can be a useful pattern in Elixir for managing dependencies and improving testability. In this, the first part of a two-part series, we will cover the basic concepts, core principles, and types of dependency injection. We'll explore its benefits in terms of modularity, testability, and maintainability. Then, we will look into a specific scenario where dependency injection can be beneficial, in this case, testing.