SW Testing: Appium (test automation; mobile development)

The short story

Appium is a tool for testing mobile apps (builds upon Selenium, Node.js):  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appium
http://appium.io/introduction.html

The long story

Test Automation of User Interface teste using Selenium and Appium (Test Automation white paper - requires subscription):

• http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/test-automation/

Quoting:
"“A central idea to DevOps is to automate deployment and testing process, which can make this working relationship much easier and more lucrative. Test automation is quickly becoming an essential element of agile software development,” (...). But what are its concrete applications when examined in a practical scenario? To find out more about this topic, see the Test Automation whitepaper which provides an entry into the world of test automation and investigates its challenges through practical use cases and specific fields of application."

SW Construction: AlchemyAPI ("API as a Service" example)

API as a Service are interesting things (services) to be integrated in external information systems, and that typically that are paid per use. One example is AlchemyAPI: AlchemyAPI - Wikipedia

PS. A white paper on Alchemy API with which I have been spammed (not spam but almost). Note: Requires registering:

The Rise of PhD APIs: How AlchemyAPI Is Contributing To The Next Phase Of The API Economy
APIs are no longer just a development tool. In this white paper from ProgrammableWeb, you can learn more about the rise of PhD APIs and how they harbor game-changing potential for organizations and business models.