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FYI – Datagraph with Objects and Collections
As a developer, I want to have complete control of my objects and collections on the backend. There are so many terms being thrown around these days that it is often difficult to separate the truth from the marketing hype. So – at FatFractal, when …


FYI – Retrieve an object graph in a single query with FatFractal
As a developer, I want an easy to navigate data model (a datagraph) so that I can get the data I want with fewer API calls which increases my applications performance and saves me money. We have added a new capability that allows you to …


FYI – get all your data in one click from FatFractal
As a developer, I want to be able to export all my data (and I mean ALL my data) with one click so that I can do whatever I want to with my data, including moving to another provider – it is MY data after …


FYI – Queries that will make you smile! FatFractal’s natural language queries are very cool.
As a developer, I really want to be able to get the data back from my API in a single request so that my application performs better and I don’t get socked with excessive API requests that result from “chatty” APIs. One of the things …


FYI – You can run batch routines (CRON) jobs on FatFractal
As a developer, I want to be able to schedule code to run periodically on my backend so that I can clean up my data, generate reports or any other function that is not generated by an event or API call. In addition to Event …


FYI – FatFractal Server Extensions lets you extend your API with any function that you want
As a developer, I want to be able to add any function without limitation to my API so that I can… do just about anything! As Gary mentioned in his post about the origins and future of FatFractal’s NoServer – “The cloud should… Not prevent …


FYI – FatFractal provides an amazingly flexible event model for your business logic (when foo changes, do bar)
As a developer, I want to be able to create business logic for my backend using a language that I am familiar with so that I can quickly implement my solution without having to learn something new. I must confess that this is one of …


PaaS? BaaS? What?
Lots of people ask about the origins of NoServer, which is what we call FatFractal’s BaaS module. We were in the process of building out our cloud fabric and one night, while building yet another demo app, I decided that all developer-centric cloud platforms really …


FYI – With FatFractal you can send text or html emails programmatically using our JS Server-side SDK.
As a developer, I want to be able to easily send emails from my backend so that I can validate users, create email reports and alert others to important information I actually find it a bit odd that there are still so many uses for …


FYI – FatFractal can host your web content as well as your data API
As the developer of mobile and web browser based apps, I want a backend that supports both web content as well as my data API Mobile is hot and we love it! There are, however many times that you need web content as well as …








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