It was great catching up with area folks at this month's DC API Meetup Group. Gray Brooks, the organizer, consistently puts together a collection of interesting speakers at a great venue, which is no small feat. The next time you drop in at an in-person community event, like

Hello! Hopefully people had a restful (and safe) Memorial Day Weekend. I anticipate a slowdown in impactful, nuanced API discussion now that the unofficial start to summer is here. If previous years are any indication, August (like the month from mid-December to mid-January) will be an ideal time to hit

A couple of work trips to Richmond and San Francisco have meant that I'm behind in my conference coverage. Next week, we'll walk through the highlights from the API the Docs, Paris event. There's also a collection of great resources from April's

When I first introduced the 'Milestones' section to the newsletter, it was a way to acknowledge big, newsworthy industry events that kinda/sorta weren't guidance. Over time, it has become a catch-all for all the news I couldn't quite work into narrative but still

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.