Happy May! In the DC area, the weather is heating up. So, too, is the API content being shared online. Onto the recaps! MICROSERVICES There was quite a bit of microservice thought released in the last couple weeks. The first deck I wanted to highlight was from Michael Plöd. Entitled

Things are starting to thaw in the DC area just in time for me to fly to the icy Dakotas. Here are the pieces that, I hope, will help keep my brainpan warm over the coming weekend. "Z" ON API MATURITY Not all API designs are the same.

Do you remember where you were when Facebook launched its Platform? The announcement, in May of 2007, may lack the gravitas of a moon landing or presidential assassination. But for developers with a keen interest in 'Web 2.0', or the social web, it was a watershed moment.

After a quick weekend trip to Pittsburgh, it's time to jump back into things. A handful of things to note from the past week. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST GOOGLE Good grief. The specter of an Oracle win has been hanging over API designers' heads since, at

Esteemed API patron saint, Ferris Bueller, once said "Life moves pretty fast." A couple of weekends ago, I groomed a handful of topics to share in the newsletter. Then, last Monday came and Facebook news, which had API takeaways, was everywhere. I delayed the newsletter as the post

In March, numerous API luminaries have, seemingly, sprung to life. Publishing weekly is infrequent enough to aggregate similar thought while being frequent enough to track emerging thought leadership. Different authors, when they agree, reinforce valuable messages. If they disagree, the contrasting points help the truth stand out in sharp relief.

Slides and preso and blog post, oh my! Here's your weekly, abridged summary of the best thought in the web API space. Let's break it down so I can get back to my whiteboards. :) LESSONS FROM THE NETFLIX PLAY API EVOLUTION First up is a massive,

Back in DC. While the political news leaves much to be desired, good API work abounds. Let's get to it! KRISTOPHER SANDOVAL ON API SECURITY FOR BANKS Kristopher Sandoval, writing on the Nordic APIs blog, has a thorough overview of High-Grade API Security for Banks. Since joining Capital

Having lived on the east coast for the past several years, traveling to the west coast always messes me up. It is only a three hour difference. Yet, here I am, up at 6am Pacific and feeling like I'm already behind. I, honestly, don't know how

At the end of last year, Pakal De Bonchamp published an article, "REST is the new SOAP". I see a fair amount of these hamfisted takedowns with click-baity titles when scouring the web. The approach I've adopted is, largely, to ignore them. While there might be