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by Klaudia Jancsovics 1 year 8 months ago

Cognitive accessibility for developer portals: accessible content for every user

The European Accessibility Act will bring many changes in the private sector in 2025. Regardless of your developer portal’s maturity, we recommend inspecting its content and layout with the eyes of accessibility. Not only because of the legal requirements but also to make your digital content inclusive for everyone. Clear and concise structure and wording help to guide the user through your developer portal. In this article, we show you a few guidelines for doing so.  
Categories: UX & Research
by Klaudia Jancsovics 1 year 9 months ago

Cognitive accessibility for developer portals

How we perceive information (our cognition) depends on many internal and external factors influencing our day-to-day lives. In this article, we highlight how the European Accessibility Act will help to increase accessibility and what are the essential aspects of the upcoming changes which will influence the newly marketed products and services.
Categories: UX & Research
by Klaudia Jancsovics 1 year 9 months ago

Design the experience: video games vs devportals

In video games and developer portals, the design is planned with the user’s experience in mind. There are several differences, but we can also discover many similarities. This article will look at the various user experiences and analyze how onboarding works with a diverse audience in the case of video games and developer portals.
Categories: UX & Research
by Kathleen De Roo 2 years 3 months ago

Components of a developer portal

A summary of some best practices and an overview of the documentation components used on developer portals. The points are illustrated with examples from award-winning API developer portals.
Categories: UX & Research
by 2 years 5 months ago

How do developers learn about APIs?

We look at the archetypes, contextual influences, and commonalities in API learning for developers and what content and features are needed as a result.
Categories: UX & Research
by Kathleen De Roo 2 years 7 months ago

Going beyond Usability with Developer Portals

We outline the engagement attributes that go beyond usability by encouraging your user’s to play an active role in the success of your developer portal. We explain what engagement attributes are, how you can benefit, and give practical examples of how to implement them for your developer portal strategy.
Categories: UX & Research

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Support and Troubleshooting in Developer Portals

by Laura Vass
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Business Insights, Best Developer Portals (Devportal Awards)

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