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Happy Holidays from APIs You Won't Hate

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Happy Holidays from APIs You Won't Hate

We're ready to wrap up another year with some good old fashioned holiday REST. Plus, Microcks and Undici and Cloudflare API Client Language Popularity survey results!

By Alexander Karan 17 Dec 2024
Mr. Bluesky

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Mr. Bluesky

A massive uptick in people from the online tech community moving to Bluesky has made the social internet feel a whole lot like it did back in the good old days... and their APIs are pretty stellar.

By Alexander Karan 02 Dec 2024
Learn OpenAPI from these Realistic Examples

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Learn OpenAPI from these Realistic Examples

If you prefer to learn by looking at examples, maybe a cheeky bit of copy-paste coding, these OpenAPI examples can get you started.

By Phil Sturgeon, Alexander Karan 02 Dec 2024
State of JS Survey Time

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State of JS Survey Time

The annual state of JavaScript survey gives us a chance to weigh in on the tools we use, what we like and don't like about them, and to reflect on how the ecosystem has grown in the past year.

By Alexander Karan 18 Nov 2024
The "Don't Have Time to Create API Documentation" Paradox

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The "Don't Have Time to Create API Documentation" Paradox

Instead of rushing out a barely planned API and forgetting how it works in the flurry of changes that follow, you can document it before you build to keep everyone on the same page.

By Phil Sturgeon, Alexander Karan 15 Nov 2024
The OpenAPI Discriminator is Redundant & Confusing

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The OpenAPI Discriminator is Redundant & Confusing

A quick look at why OpenAPI's "discriminator" keyword is an outdated concept that you can probably skip worrying about learning.

By Phil Sturgeon, Alexander Karan 11 Nov 2024
APIs Around the World

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APIs Around the World

In this issue of the newsletter: Oauth 2.0 Security, the story of Hono, Speakeasy's Series A, a Laravel API course, and a fresh podcast!

By Alexander Karan 01 Nov 2024
OpenAPI for all

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OpenAPI for all

Discover the latest insights on OpenAPI, TypeSpec, and more in the APIs You Won't Hate community roundup.

By Alexander Karan 01 Oct 2024
Laravel's big raise

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Laravel's big raise

Everyone's favorite PHP framework made big moves this month when they announced a $57M Series A from Accel. Also: Api Versioning at Monite, Express 5.0, Arazzo, and detecting API Endpoints with Oasdiff.

By Alexander Karan 16 Sep 2024
2024 State of the API Survey

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2024 State of the API Survey

A primer on building APIs for saving the earth with Laravel & Shopify, plus the annual survey of API developers, which reveals commonalities across the industry.

By Alexander Karan 03 Sep 2024
Spotlight Studio in Swagger Hub?

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Spotlight Studio in Swagger Hub?

In this edition of the newsletter: HTTP 0.9, Fastify, SwaggerHub & Stoplight Studio, Fetch in Framer, and more!

By Alexander Karan 15 Aug 2024
Back To Basics

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Back To Basics

In this issue of the newsletter, API basics and pagination, Git's superpowers, Arrazo, and fuzzing JSON for security audits.

By Alexander Karan 01 Aug 2024
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