New post on #APIDesignMatters: "Form Follows Function" where I talk about how Form Follows Function as a means understanding API designs. Also making an appearance in today’s duality’s fray are the clashes of style over substance and syntax vs. semantics.

https://apidesignmatters.org/2026/06/21/form-follows-function.html

"Don't Go Off the Rails" - my latest post on #APIDesignMatters ; I discuss the value of API Governance. https://apidesignmatters.org/2026/05/13/dont-go-off-the-rails

I have completed my migration of #APIDesignMatters off of Substack to my new domain: https://apidesignmatters.org . I've converted to Markdown and have hosted in an open-source GitHub repository at https://github.com/apidesignmatters/apidesignmatters.github.io and released it under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International).

I'll post future content at apidesignmatters.org and share on LinkedIn and here (follow me at @DavidBiesack ) using the hashtag #APIDesignMatters .

API Design Matters is Moving!

If you have followed my API Design Matters substack... I'm moving to a new location: https://apidesignmatters.org

See my farewell post on substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/apidesignmatters/p/api-design-matters-is-moving?r=224cwh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true and follow https://apidesignmatters.org for new #APIDesignMatters content!

Welcome

Published today: "The API Team Mantra [200 Is Not OK]" in #APIDesignMatters where I delve into what I shared recently: "The mantra of a good API Program Manager/Product Manager/Developer Advocate: APIs should help you solve your problems. APIs should not be your problem." https://apidesignmatters.substack.com/p/the-api-team-mantra
#API #APIs #APIGovernance #APIProductManagement
The API Team Mantra

200 is Not OK

API Design Matters
Next post in #APIDesignMatters -- continuing my API Design Patterns series: "From Here to There, from Where to Here"
Patterns for Web API Query Parameters", https://apidesignmatters.substack.com/p/from-here-to-there-from-where-to
From Here to There, from Where to Here

Patterns for Web API Query Parameters

API Design Matters
New in "API Design Matters": "Wherefore HATEOAS", my views and commentary on Hypermedia APIs. https://apidesignmatters.substack.com/p/wherefore-hateoas
#APIDesignMatters #APIs #HATEOAS
Wherefore HATEOAS

Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State

API Design Matters
New article on API Design patterns in #APIDesignMatters: Leave a Calling Card: Make API responses more self-descriptive with reference objects https://open.substack.com/pub/apidesignmatters/p/leave-a-calling-card?r=224cwh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Leave a calling card

Make API responses more self-descriptive with reference objects