We explore how the connexion library facilitates API-first design with Python andtake a look at what the advantages are of API-first and compare with the opposite approach of “code-first”. Based on a benchmarking exercise and our values, we will dive deeper into why we are helping to maintain connexion.

We take a look at how models can be deployed and used for prediction on the new and improved GCP product, Vertex AI. The platform was launched a couple of weeks ago and aside from adding additional features, existing features such as serving models for predictions have been updated and improved. We take a look at how endpoints are now a central part of model predictions and how containers have made deploying custom models very straightforward.