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by 7 years 2 months ago

Best New DX Innovation, Best Design, and Best Overall Developer Portal

How can API portals enhance user experience in general, and pay special attention to developer experience? How can design elements support usability and content? What makes a devportal, in overall, stand out against competitors? We highlight the criteria that we think define the categories Best New DX Innovation, Best Design, and Best Overall Developer Portal and we include examples taken from last year’s nominated devportals.
by 7 years 3 months ago

DocOps: Engineering Stunning (API) Documentation

In the first part of our new Docs As Code series, you will read about the philosophy behind the approach coupled with Quality Assurance, and how you can get started.
by Dezső Biczó 7 years 4 months ago

Drupal 9: Automated Deprecated Code Removal - A Proof of Concept

We would like to introduce a new tool called _Rector_ that could speed up an upgrade process and can reduce upgrade costs. We run a proof of concept for the possible use cases in which Rector can be beneficial for Drupal developers - including but not limited to the automated update to Drupal 9.
by 7 years 5 months ago

Engage Users: Inspire, Educate, & Authorize

Driving API adoption is crucial for a developer portal. How can you integrate all your users’ needs into your devportal? What are the jobs that a developer portal needs to fulfill? In this post, we explore how you can strengthen user engagement right from the very start of your API program regardless of whether you have a public-facing, partner or internal devportal.
Categories: UX & Research
by 7 years 6 months ago

Analyzing the API docs and DX Patterns in the Best Media Developer Portals 2

After stock photo companies, video player software providers and audio distribution platforms this article will analyze developer portals in the journalism industry. We focused on two types of news organizations: the traditional ones that already existed before the digital era (such as TV channels, newspapers or radios) and those that were born web-based (and serve as online data providers). Our research revealed some of the differences in their approach to developer portals.
Categories: UX & Research
by 7 years 7 months ago

User-focused Content Design for API Documentation

How to improve API documentation and learning experiences inspired by the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition. An overview of content and DX elements that help developers along their learning journey.
Categories: UX & Research

Pronovix Field Notes

Observations from the Pronovix team on developer portals, technical documentation, architecture, UX, APIs, and the surrounding questions: AI-native workflows, business capabilities, buyable solutions, and operational reality.
 

 

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