However, Google has finally released what they call the "Realtime API" for Google Drive, allowing realtime editing of Google Drive docs inside of third-party apps.

The APIs provide hooks that make it possible for Web applications to expose their functionality through Google’s user interface on the Google Drive website.

Uber has made two up-and-coming language platforms, Go and Node.js, critical cogs in its operations. Tom Croucher, Uber site reliability engineer, detailed the company’s use of the platforms at ...