API Developer Training

Addressing The API Consumption Problem
API University

Many APIs are developed to support the UI for a single application: they are not optimized for connecting multiple different applications, frequently without user interaction. Automation-centric APIs are designed to learn and improve, increasing business agility to stay competitive.

Analysis

Gautham Viswanathan

API Design, API Education

06-27-2019

How to Transform an Air Traffic API to GeoJSON to Render on a Map
API University

Many APIs provide data to use in an application but that data isn't always complete. This tutorial shows how to retrieve data from an API for global flight tracking and then transform it into GeoJSON to store in HERE's XYZ Geospatial Storage API and then render it as a 3D map with Three.js.

How-To

Jayson DeLancey

Mapping, 3D, Air Travel

06-14-2019

How to Build Twilio Appointment Reminders with Node.js and Express
API University Twilio

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with appointment reminders. Maybe the least annoying notification is a text message, and it's also the easiest. The Twilio REST API lets you create intelligent reminders, and you can also benefit from simple integration with your CRM and reservation systems.

How-To

Andrew Baker

Messaging, Business

03-27-2019

Why Segment Moved from Microservices to a Monolith
API University

Segment shares its experience developing with both the microservices and monolithic architecture, and details the pros and cons of each and why they chose the monolith in the end. The journey was a difficult one. The company's developers where pushed to their limits, but they succeeded in the end.

Case Study

ProgrammableWeb Staff

Microservices, API Design

03-17-2019

Why Intuit’s Strategy for Monetizing APIs Starts with the Customer Experience
API University Intuit QuickBooks Online Accounting

In Intuit’s case, the business strategy started with the right customer experience. Once they had an idea of the end-to-end customer experience it needed to enable, next came some strategic platform and ecosystem decisions.

Analysis

David Berlind

API Strategy

12-19-2018

How DataSift Survived Twitter's Merciless Business Behavior in the API Economy
API University Twitter

In this last installment of our series "The End of the API Economy As We Know It" we look at how DataSift had their licensing agreement with Twitter unexpectedly terminated. This story details how DataSift coped with the setback and provides lessons for any company that relies on third-party APIs.

Case Study

Bob Reselman

API Strategy, Social

12-11-2018

Is the API in Your App a Trojan Horse?
API University

Attackers know that API calls originating from inside an app are a blueprint for the infrastructure inside your data center. Further, they can use those same API calls to hide their malicious purposes, like a Trojan horse ready to slip through the front door. Apps are the new emerging threat vector.

Analysis

Aaron Lint

Security, API Design

11-29-2018

Open APIs – The Need for Common Standards in Banking
API University

The ripple effects of regulation such as the EU's PSD2 and Open Banking initiatives in the UK and APAC, designed to stimulate increased competition in banking, are being felt worldwide. But what do these changes mean in practice for developers seeking to build fintech apps to work with bank APIs?

Analysis

Joseph White

Banking, API Design, API Strategy

11-27-2018

Five Reasons Microservices Don’t Always Work for Your Application
API University

Microservices, an approach where software can be broken into small, distinct components offers many advantages over monolithic architectures. But, they are not a catch all solution for your application. This article looks at when moving to a microservice approach may not be in your best interest.

On the Web

Wendell Santos

Microservices, API Design

11-18-2018

How the USDS is Modernizing Medicare’s 50 Year Old Payment System
API University CMS Quality Payment SubmissionsBlue Button

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently faced with the reality that their legacy system, one that processes 4% of the US GDP, needed to be modernized for a number of reasons. This is the story of what USDS is doing to address the situation and keep a mission critical system online.

Case Study

Wendell Santos

Healthcare, API Strategy, Government

11-13-2018

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