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The open interface web: declaring interfaces for an open & accessible world
LLMs are about to drastically increase the volume and apparent quality of automatically generated messages. Some communication will be generated on behalf of a valuable customer or partner, but a lot will be low value attempts from third parties that are exploring opportunities at the expense of their receivers. How will we deal with all these - at first sight - ‘legitimate’ interactions?
Categories: Business Value and Strategy
Accessible Features and Tools for Developer Portals - API The Docs 2023
What are the best practices that get you to an inclusive developer portal? One of the DevPortal Awards' main category bundles is Operational Excellence, which includes accessibility. In this article, we observe what were one of the most successful devportal’s approaches in the past years. We also recapped some best practices from the teams behind the Nationwide Partner Portal, Talkdesk Developer Documentation, and Spotify for Developers.
Categories: Improve User/Developer eXperience and Design
Developer Experience Best Practices - API The Docs 2023
What can be the pitfalls of a preset, out-of-the-box developer portal framework? How can AI help you to improve developer experience? How can you build confidence and enable self-service with onboarding? This article focuses on developer experience, which also encompasses onboarding, and highlights some of the best practices we saw from the DevPortal Awards nominees.
Categories: Improve User/Developer eXperience and Design
Unlocking Developer Success: Pragmatic API Governance in Action
How can we assess API health by addressing API visibility and transparency? How is it possible to achieve API governance at the enterprise scale? Is it feasible to drive positive change and enhance enterprise API production by prioritizing transparency, actionable feedback, and recovery paths?
Categories: Business Value and Strategy
When APIs Don't Sell: Uncovering the Marketing Gaps Hindering Your Success
In this article, John Doyle (CEO, Drupal Architect at Digital Polygon) explains why creating APIs is no longer enough, and organizations must effectively market their APIs to developers and product owners if they want to gain traction. In this post, John Doyle will explain what it takes to achieve business success with your API projects.
Categories: Business Value and Strategy
Expectation management for API products - setting yourself up for (developer) success
Providing a delightful developer experience is about more than just satisfying technical requirements: there are psychological factors at play that influence expectations towards API products. In this article, we explore the importance of expectation management for developer success.
Categories: Improve User/Developer eXperience and Design
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Developer portals: your undercover brand ambassadors
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Business Value and Strategy
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Unleash the Power of AI: Make Your APIs Future-Proof with APIs.json
by Christoph WeberCategories:
Business Value and Strategy