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Analyzing the API Docs and DX Patterns in the Best Banking Developer Portals
PSD2 and a swarm of Fintech guerilla competitors are shaking up the banking sector. A large number of financial institutions decided to embrace the change, and to execute an Open banking strategy. As a direct result, a lot of new APIs and developer portals for banking services are now available on the public web. From the numerous developer portals we found, we’ve selected some of the best portals that demonstrate the innovations and best practices to enhance developer experience in the banking context.
Categories: UX & Research
Developer Portals with Great API Docs
In this series we will look into some of the best and most innovative practices developer portals from various industries use to anticipate on the possible expectations of developers.
Categories: UX & Research
Turn API Customers into Advocates: Developer Marketing and Viral Loops
In this post, we explore how developer marketing practices can help to motivate & engage users and improve DX along the downstream developer journey stages in order to generate a viral loop — i.e. the process in which your acquired users become portal advocates and help drive adoption on your developer portal.
Categories: UX & Research
Improve API Adoption by Improving the Downstream Developer Journey
API friction can be seen as the inverse of developer experience, and it is a great conceptual device to help you identify issues in your API products. To create a great developer experience (DX), it is important to remove as much friction as possible from the developer’s journey.
by 7 years ago
API Documentation Best Practices
Recording of our presentation at the CIDM IDEAS 2018 Online Conference about API Documentation Best Practices.
Categories: UX & Research
What is the MVP for a Developer Portal?
What information is absolutely essential on a developer portal? What kind of API documentation do you need? Is there a best practice that can be followed when launching a developer portal? We formulated 11 questions and built 3 mock sitemaps that demonstrate how portals can address the different stages of the developer journey.
Categories: UX & Research
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by Kristof van TommeCategories:
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Support and Troubleshooting in Developer Portals
by Laura VassCategories:
Business Insights, Best Developer Portals (Devportal Awards)