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.

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.

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A quick look at why OpenAPI's "discriminator" keyword is an outdated concept that you can probably skip worrying about learning.

Powerful HTTP/API Clients: Alternatives to Postman

A comparison of quick and easy graphical HTTP clients you can use if you're considering alternatives to Postman.

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!

Catching up with Phil, Mike, and Alexander

The APIs You Won't Hate team gets together to talk shop, career, climate change and working in big tech

Robots Are Coming For Us!

In this issue of the newsletter, Deno 2, Microsoft's Open API blog, FastAPI, and the complete guide to API Monetization

OpenAPI for all

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

Introducing Arazzo: Describe API Workflows with this extension to OpenAPI

A new specification from the OpenAPI Initiative to handle describing workflows, to make more powerful documentation, and functional/end-to-end testing. Sponsored by Bump.sh.

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.

API Design Basics: Resources & Collections

Learn how to use resources and collections for a REST API, getting stuck into some real world examples, using links to get between them all, and some pitfalls to avoid.

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.

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Mocking APIs with Microcks

Learn how to work with a powerful API mocking tool: Microcks, and how to integrate it with your existing API documentation flow.

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API Design Basics: Pagination

How to handle pagination in your REST API, and what are the pros and cons of each method?