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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.
Categories: Technical Solutions
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.
Categories: Technical Solutions
by 7 years 4 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 5 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
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
by 7 years 8 months ago
Interview with the DevPortalAwards winners
The goal of the DevPortal Awards is to recognize the best developer portals and learn from their practices. In our previous post we already shared the jury’s reasoning for choosing the winners, but of course we were thrilled to hear the opinion of the other side, the teams that made their portal an awarded success!
Categories: Best Developer Portals (Devportal Awards)