API Intersection

A good API is like a LEGO block — or so says Matthias Biehl, author and advisor to API-University. When designing your API, the simpler the better.

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Show Notes

A good API is like a LEGO block — or so says Matthias Biehl, author and advisor to API-University. The bumpy side is the easy-to-understand front-end; the underside connects multiple bricks together to create endless possibilities.

Simplifying the often complicated realm of APIs is part of Matthias’s mission. When designing your API, the simpler the better, he says.

Ironically, it’s when a company starts accessing more resources that this “Keep it simple” mantra often falls by the wayside. Adding more people into the mix dilutes the consistency you get when only one person is in charge of designing and building. 

On this episode of API Intersection, Matthias explains why intuitive APIs should be the goal, why simplicity is a gift to your end user, and the difference between hunters and fishers in the context of APIs.

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What is API Intersection?

Building a successful API requires more than just coding.

It starts with collaborative design, focuses on creating a great developer experience, and ends with getting your company on board, maintaining consistency, and maximizing your API’s profitability.

In the API Intersection, you’ll learn from experienced API practitioners who transformed their organizations, and get tangible advice to build quality APIs with collaborative API-first design.

Jason Harmon brings over a decade of industry-recognized REST API experience to discuss topics around API design, governance, identity/auth versioning, and more.

They’ll answer listener questions, and discuss best practices on API design (definition, modeling, grammar), Governance (multi-team design, reviewing new API’s), Platform Transformation (culture, internal education, versioning) and more.

They’ll also chat with experienced API practitioners from a wide array of industries to draw out practical takeaways and insights you can use.

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