I hope you and yours are safe, healthy, and able to find what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to as "flow" during this time, even if only for a bit. It is clear that a "return to normal" isn't an option, as "normal" wasn&

Twenty-twenty has been an unusual year. In the process of navigating uncertainty, I missed that this here little endeavor turned FIVE THIS YEAR. I've never been much of the parade and ticker-tape type over arbitrary dates, especially for an email newsletter. However, realizing I've been putting

In the DC area, spring is fully underway. Despite feeling stuck in a loop due to the self-isolation, the changing weather is proof I didn't stumble into a Groundhog's Day scenario. More proof? There have been new posts worth checking out posted online. Let's

Have you ever seen it rain inside a fireplace? Because the universe decided these times weren't weird enough, I've had to scramble for some unexpected home repairs. While I need to deal with that, here's the latest batch of Net API Notes! NOTES HOW

There are a few things in thought-garden that aren't quite ripe for harvest. While I continue to weed and water those, let's pluck a few choice bits from the internet to share. NOTES FIVE COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT APIS Erik Wilde, as a recent addition to the

Well, well, well. Uber mentions they're abandoning microservices in favor of "macroservices". As you might expect, the internet has thoughts. NOTES As I wrote about during Monzo's microservice kerfuffle, microservices have become a Rorschach test for people's architectural faith. Ardent devotees continue

Like many folks sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, I've been watching a fair amount of streaming video. Thankfully, there's many thoughtful and entertaining clips. To the notes! NOTES ARE MICROSERVICES A GOOD CHOICE FOR STARTUPS? Sam Newman, an author of multiple microservice books, has

I usually do the in-person meetups and conferences at the end of the newsletter. However, due to the number of pandemic-related cancellations, shelter-in-place orders, and future uncertainty, I thought I'd address it at the top. Gluecon postponed their event to October. Nordic APIs announced they were postponing their

If open rates are anything to go by, people are preoccupied at the moment. I don't blame them. However, if you're interested in a bit of distraction while studying the nuances of distributed systems, I've got another collection of notes for you! NOTES '

Putting together the newsletter this week was a challenge. It's not so much that it has been a slow week; there have been slow weeks before. Answering questions, pontificating on the industry, or cribbing from Phil Sturgeon's twitter feed has never been an issue. What is