What does a license plate scan, a REST API, and a knock on someone’s door have in common? In Minneapolis, they’ve become one in the same. Net API Notes for 2026/02/03, Issue 257.

API leaders will chase a "definitive" standards policy but software systems behave like coastlines: the closer you look, the more edges appear. This edition shows how "complete" standards backfire and why healthier practice starts by choosing a useful scale. Net API Notes for 2025/12/16, Issue 256

Most API programs don’t fail for lack of standards; they fade from lack of belonging. In this edition, I explain why sustaining API community engagement takes more than process and policy. Turn a calendar invite into a calling. Net API Notes for 2025/11/18, Issue 255

Net API Notes for 2025/06/18, Issue 252

Net API Notes for 2025/05/13, Issue 251