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The technical definition is….microservices are design patterns to turn complex applications into simple, fine-grained, reusable, and interoperable processes that can be modified and deployed independently of each other. Ok, a bit heavy…so let’s translate that, using some mental visuals. Imagine you’re 30 years in the future and you have a great family home, Jetson’s style […]
Mehdi Medjaoui, Erik Wilde, Ronnie Mitra & Mike Amundsen Making the Right Decisions in an Evolving Landscape A lot of work is required to release an API, but the effort doesn’t always pay off. Overplanning before an API matures is a wasted investment, while underplanning can lead to disaster. This practical guide provides maturity models […]
Listen to Erik Wilde and guest Kin Lane discuss API descriptions Show Notes Listen to our latest podcast featuring Academy member Erik Wilde and special guest, Kin Lane, as they weigh in on popular standards used to define and describe APIs including Swagger (now the Open API specification), hypermedia, and how tools can support interface […]
I recently wrote about what microservices were, and why they are becoming so important. In this discussion, we’ll talk about implementing microservices, as well as touch on APIs and API Management – turns out they are crucial to a microservice architecture. Just a quick note – while you may see microservice and microservice architecture used […]
Don’t underestimate the impact of culture in your architecture Show Notes In the fifth episode of the API Academy’s podcast series, Ronnie Mitra and Mike Amundsen discuss why culture is important for application development. They also explore the challenges around designing and executing a supportive culture for microservices.
Learn how REST is used and find out what’s in a name Show Notes In the fourth episode of the API Academy’s new podcast series, Erik Wilde, Mike Amundsen and Ronnie Mitra work towards a complete and precise definition of REST. They also talk about how REST is used and pose the question: “What’s in a name?â€
I’ve been updating assets recently, and had scheduled a refresh of Scott Morrison’s eBook, Five Simple Strategies for Securing APIs. As I read through it, I found myself nodding my head over and over – Scott was just spot on. Each of his strategy points have been proven to be sound – and as importantly, […]
Dive into the pros and cons of implementing open APIs Show Notes In the third episode of our new podcast series, Erik Wilde , Mike Amundsen, Matt McLarty and Ronnie Mitra dive into the pros and cons of implementing open APIs—exploring how offering a public API might impact your organization, from a business and strategy […]
If you’re involved with launching new apps, you’ve likely heard of “API Security†– the need to provide a security model that protects the APIs (and corporate and customer data within them) you expose to developers for mobile/cloud/IoT integration. And yet, some of you will likely point out that applying security to your APIs can […]
Learn a technique for managing services in your Web architecture Show Notes In the second episode of our podcast series, Erik Wilde explains his concept of service landscaping. When the services in your Web architecture proliferate, you need a way to manage them. Erik describes his philosophy for “landscaping†services to improve the overall architecture and the organization […]
