📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Extending OpenAPI
One of OpenAPI's unsung heroes is its ability to be extended elegantly. Also in this dispatch: Gin, the HTTP framework for Go, Upyo for sending email, Leaf Wiki, and the HTTP OPTIONS method.
Alexander Karan
Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian. JavaScript dev and TEDx speaker with a passion for software architecture, well designed APIs, and performance.
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Query Is Here
A fresh new HTTP method makes a big splash in the API world. Also in this newsletter, OpenAPI Python, GraphQL 17, Portman, and API Governance with OpenAPI
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Go Faster with HeyAPI
Hey API's modern approach to building typesafe apis, PatchBay's list of useful APIs, Oxide's Drift, an editorial on the state of work, and more!
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
All Devtools Die
Sunsetting is the most often overlooked part of the product lifecycle; nothing we use is permanent. In this newsletter: Stainless acquired by Anthropic, Arazzo 1.1, Fiber for Golang, and more!
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Save Money and use APIs
Navigating a website using APIs is many times more efficient than an LLM thrash through tokens - so why isn't it more popular? Also in this newsletter: Fastify + OpenAPI, an HTTPS benchmarking tool, Voiden, and more!
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Quality Matters
Code quality means API Quality means customer experience means less churn and more growth. Also in this newsletter: Swagger support for OpenApi 3.2.0, Hey API, and how to deal with OpenAPI Changes.
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
How DO you Paywall an API?
We share some tools and tips for monetizing your api. Also in this newsletter: CORS Middleware in Go, Hummingbird2, GraphQL over HTTP,
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
Slop APIs
The convenience of AI is driving devs to write code faster... but is it any good? Also in this newsletter: a podcast with Anvil, GoDoc, REST API vs GraphQL, Va Vite, and more!
📰 APIs You Won't Hate (The newsletter)
OpenAPI.tools is Growing
Our community-powered reference site for OpenAPI devtools hits its stride. Also in this dispatch: a podcast with Supergood, oapi-codegen for Golang, Vacuum OpenAPI Linter updates, and more!
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We 💚 Git-driven API clients
Git-driven API workflows are finding their footing with API dev teams, improving devX and repeatability. Also in this issue: MCP is just an API, Go-Fault, the very basics of HTTP Requests in node, and Speakeasy's Agent Skills
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Is REST Dead... Again?
API Developers debate the benefits of REST vs JSON-RPC when working with LLMs. Also in this newsletter: the politics of building APIs, FastAPI's continued growth, a comparison of serverless cold start times, and more!
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Sustainable APIs
A well designed system can provide utility while reducing overall energy use. Also in this newsletter: Clerk's API Keys product, Express 5.0, Ktor, and an illustrative HTTP code cheat sheet.