Matthew Reinbold

It was a tense conversation with the VP. "But we've already *done* API transformation. What's next?"

I didn't have the correct response for them then. But several years on, I think I finally have the words why #APIs aren't going anywhere.

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Why APIs (and I) Persist

Net API Notes for 2023/07/11, Issue 219

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Show threadMatthew ReinboldJul 14, 2023
"As a consultant, I've had the opportunity to peek behind the curtain at several other companies. Unfortunately, what I see there is playing out very much like that meeting with the VP."
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Why APIs (and I) Persist

Net API Notes for 2023/07/11, Issue 219

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Show threadMatthew ReinboldJul 14, 2023

"APIs are not JIRA tickets to be done but a modular approach adopted throughout the industry’s culture. Success at any upper layer necessitates a high-degree of execution at the API cultural layer.”

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Why APIs (and I) Persist

Net API Notes for 2023/07/11, Issue 219

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Show threadDavid Biesack (he/him)Jul 17, 2023
@matthew
Great reflection. To me, a laser focus on "execution" (and ensuing continuous improvement) is part of that mindset that leads to the API culture rather than the API Fashion of that VP.
(I'm also an optimist, so I read the phrase "why #APIs aren't going anywhere" as why they are persistent--entrenched, culture-- and not "why APIs have no future"   )
Show threadMatthew ReinboldJul 17, 2023
@DavidBiesack That is a good point. The "feature-factory" mentality is another name for the project driven mindset; the one that conflates an ever greater number of widgets produced as the equivalent of being good at their job.
Show threadDavid Biesack (he/him)Jul 17, 2023
@matthew @mamund also touched on this point in #Stoplight 's #APIIntersection podcast - i.e. companies that have been making /selling widgets for 100+ years but are now embracing tech to do the job better. https://youtu.be/qlhJp_yUTLg?list=PLFLmRVQdyTF1D5aVoXuq4YP_MQawMMTbC&t=2109