Due to the nature of APIs, the discussion is often of a technical nature. While this is fine for the world’s engineers and data managers, the fact is that an API has just as many business benefits as it has technical benefits. Read more
Posts Tagged: automation
Designing API Usage Guidelines For Bot Clients
In the spring of 2017, Twitter published a series of guidelines for automated API users utilizing bots. These guidelines were created to help control the intent, actions, and result of bots on the service. Accordingly, there was some discussion about just what these guidelines did and didn’t do, and how valuable such a set of guidelines were. Read more
7 Lessons Learned Building an API Startup
The word startup is one of those trendy silicon valley terms that’s been thrown around the last few years. With it come images of warehouses lit by Apple computer screens, being grinded down by young hipster like adults as they try to sell, sell, sell. Read more
APIs Are Breaking the Barriers to Smart Home Automation
Last year we hit a milestone. We’re not talking here about landmark deals on climate change or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but rather that we passed the date that marked “the future” in Back To The Future II. Much has been made of the fact that we still don’t have hoverboards, and the Cubs still haven’t won a World Series in over 100 years, but we’re more interested in film and television’s vision of the home of the future…or, in BTTF II’s case, the past. Read more
eBook Released: API-Driven DevOps – Strategies for Continuous Deployment
We’re excited to announce that we’ve released a new eBook! We’ve compiled our last 10+ articles on the subject of DevOps into a handy compendium. Grab a copy of API-Driven DevOps for free HERE, or name your price on LeanPub. Read more
