In Northern Virginia, we've started that weird part of the year where winter and spring begin their tug of war. That usually means gray, overcast days that occasionally belch out a traffic-crippling blizzard. Thankfully, there's plenty of great reading to be done inside. TRADEOFFS BETWEEN SERVICE

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller On January 9th, 2007, Steve Jobs stood on the stage at Macworld and unveiled the iPhone. Watching the keynote again, all the familiar Jobs

Normally, in this newsletter, I like to quickly hit upon some valuable resources that bubbled up to my attention. But there's a different class of work that takes longer to savor. However, with a bit of effort, these pieces yield tremendous insights. THE HIDDEN DIVIDENDS OF MICROSERVICES The

Greetings! Whether you are heads down on Q4 objectives or enjoying the London APIDays conference, here is the latest, greatest RESTful API thoughts for your consideration. TURNING APIS INTO PRODUCTS Long time API industry writer, Mark Boyd, has published a tremendous piece entitled Turning APIs into Products: The Next Stage

As I write this some of the most driven, diligent, and delightful personalities in the RESTful API space have gathered in Greenville, SC for RESTfest. Starting with an all day hackathon, the select participants are collaboratively working through some of the thorny issues surrounding API development. If you, like me,

As summer draws to a close for North America, I'm noticing an uptick in presentations, blog posts, and thought-provoking videos related to APIs. I'm certain that is not coincidence. The lineup of upcoming fall events is impressive and those speakers are test driving their material now.

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I'll state upfront that this REST API Notes is a bit different. You may have noticed that recent editions of this newsletter have not been so recent. That is due, in large effect, to the amount of work I've been doing to propel the Capital One

GOOGLE WINS! WE ALL STILL HAVE JOBS! Posing Google v Oracle as a referendum on the legality of all APIs is an exaggeration. But there were plenty within the API community that feared what an Oracle victory would mean. Thankfully, we can delay those thinkpieces until Oracle's appeal.

ORACLE V GOOGLE If you follow API news, then you've - no doubt - seen the various "hot takes" regarding the ongoing Oracle v. Google case. The issue is whether Oracle can claim a copyright on Java APIs and, if so, whether Google infringes these copyrights.