API Intersection

When Stève Sfartz joined Cisco’s DevNet, he was skeptical about the value of establishing standards and scoring for API developers. Today, he is a passionate advocate of both the program and the processes that he has been involved in implementing.

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Show Notes

When Stève Sfartz joined Cisco’s DevNet after decades of experience in technical programs management, enterprise transformation, and software architecture, he was skeptical about the value of establishing standards and scoring for API developers. 

Today, he is a passionate advocate of the value and long-term benefits to be gained from building not one- but two-level standards to ensure consistency, enhance API value, and optimize developer community experience.  

In this episode, Stève explains how cloud computing changed the landscape of API development by breaking traditional silos and forcing developers to think in terms of sustainable project and industry growth instead of remaining focused on a single API project.

He also shares insight into both the long-term benefits of establishing internal development standards and scoring as well as some tips on what to measure and how to measure it.

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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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