The theme of APIdays Paris 2022 is “APIs the next 10 years: Software, Society, Sovereignty, Sustainability”. This theme of the following 10 years is one which I personally join with. I can’t assist however replicate alone API journey from the previous to the place I’m right this moment and the way excited I’m for what the following 10 years will carry. We – Cisco Developer Relations – are a proud sponsor of APIdays Paris for a purpose – we care and are invested in the way forward for APIs!
Looking Back
From the place I began as a NeXT developer to constructing the software program of Kosmos Digital Services for Education and working SaaS operations that served over 3 million customers, I’ve seen APIs evolve into the strategic asset they’ll symbolize. I’ve additionally witnessed how a lot consideration to particulars is required for profitable APIs – from actionable design tips to correct reference documentation and empowering developer assets. Since I joined Cisco Developer Relations again in 2016, I’ve been main Cisco’s API Experience program which defines inner requirements for Cisco APIs in an effort to drive a terrific and constant developer expertise.
Cisco ‘s API Experience program is pushed from an outside-in perspective, trying first at the advantages for Cisco clients and companions. This journey has been stuffed with learnings and led to a number of bulletins not too long ago together with “Cisco joins the OpenAPI initiative” and the API-First announcement from Cisco executives.
Current State
This brings me to APIdays!
I hope you may be a part of me December 14th at 2:20PM. In the “12 Facets of the OpenAPI Specification” discuss I’ll share how Cisco Engineering leverages the OpenAPI specs to drive API high quality and state-of-the-art developer expertise. I’ll describe OpenAPI greatest practices, instruments, and processes constructed internally and open sourced. You’ll hear about greatest practices and classes discovered when standardizing on the OpenAPI specs for organizations with a large inner and exterior going through API portfolio.
API Insights
Along the three days of the convention, you could find me within the Cisco Developer Relations sales space the place we will focus on a few of your personal success and challenges managing API high quality. We might be presenting on-site API Insights (not too long ago open sourced), which facilitates API lifecycle, backward compatibility compliance, and test for reference documentation completeness. Moreover, the Visual Studio Code extension for API Insights helps developer establish API compliance points early on earlier than the implementation stage. Learn extra about API Insights.
Looking Ahead
While I can’t predict the longer term – what I do know is it’ll be thrilling! I’m excited to satisfy you in Paris subsequent week and searching ahead to the following 10 years.
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