Stay ahead with this week’s essential updates for developers, sysadmins, and security teams.

Integrating external APIs is essential for modern app development—but doing it right requires more than just connecting endpoints. This guide covers six best practices to help developers secure, scale, and maintain seamless API integrations that elevate performance and user experience.

Embedded analytics is no longer optional – it’s a strategic necessity. This guide walks you through nine essential questions to evaluate before integrating analytics into your product, covering everything from user personas and data pipelines to scalability, security, and long-term maintenance.

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, developers are turning to public web data to meet increasing demands for accurate, high-performing, and scalable AI models. Bright Data’s latest report reveals how dynamic, real-time data is fueling improvements in model reliability, performance, personalization, and automation -making web data an indispensable asset in the AI development lifecycle.

Generative AI is transforming software development, with developers leading the charge. The State of the Developer Nation 29th Edition report reveals how professional status, experience, region, and company size shape adoption trends, highlighting the mid-career professionals and midsize companies driving AI innovation forward.

From fraud detection and credit scoring to robo-advisors and predictive analytics, artificial intelligence is reshaping the fintech landscape in 2025. This deep dive explores how AI enhances speed, accuracy, and personalization while also addressing ethical concerns and regulatory hurdles. As the technology matures, early adopters are gaining a competitive edge – redefining what’s possible in the future of finance.

Social media is more than just memes and newsfeeds – 77% of tech practitioners rely on it for learning, problem-solving, and staying current. Our 29th State of the Developer Nation report reveals how devs at every career stage use platforms to power their growth and shape the future of tech.

The past five days delivered a steady stream of security fixes, framework updates, and forward-looking experiments. Below you’ll find in-depth context, upgrade advice, and links to keep handy when planning your next sprint. AWS re:Inforce 2025 – Smarter, Simpler Cloud Security At AWS re:Inforce 2025 in Philadelphia, AWS unveiled a wave of new security features […]

The 29th edition of the State of the Developer Nation report uncovers the vital role programming language communities play in developer success—from learning and debugging to staying current and building networks. With insights from over 10,500 developers worldwide, this report shows why community is as important as the code itself.

As businesses collect more data than ever, designing apps that can efficiently handle, analyze, and present that data is crucial. This post explores five key principles—responsiveness, categorization, device compatibility, visual intuitiveness, and database maintenance—that ensure your data-heavy applications are built for performance and scalability.