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!
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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.
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.
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A quick look at why OpenAPI's "discriminator" keyword is an outdated concept that you can probably skip worrying about learning.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.
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GraphQL Is Dead
In this newsletter: contentious articles about the future of GraphQL, balancing API customization vs. cacheability, apis.json, the Scalar OpenAPI Parser, and a podcast interview with Vapi.
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Trees and Surving Other People's APIs
Surviving Other Peoples' APIs was featured on a recent episode of Leanpub's Frontmatter Podcast. Also: GoLang API Testing tool, HTTP -> HTTPS strategy, GraphQL Yoga, and more!
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AI APIs: is this the End of Coding?
AI Powered API tools, a podcast interview with James Perkins from Unkey, Express V5, Node 22.1, reverse engineering Electron Apps, and a language that compiles to Golang
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Killing Your Products
In this newsletter: the downfall of Google Search, Atlassian buys Optic, buffer overflows for APIs, Stripe Workbench, Bruno for API Hacking, and JSONPath + OpenAPI
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OpenAPI 4: Project Moonwalk
Learn about Version 4.0 of OpenAPI, nicknamed "Project Moonwalk", which is set for a 2024 release. Catch news about HTMX, API Docs, Cloudflare Go, and Bruno, an API client that works with Git.
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Revamping OpenAPI.tools
We've been working on a rebuild of our popular Open Source project, openapi.tools. Get an inside look at what's coming, as well as API news about Webflow, Laravel, Spectral OWASP, Deno, and OpenAPI AutoSpec.
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So Long, OpenAPI PetStore
We bid the Pet Store API example a fond farewell, and look to a new future with the newly released Train Travel API. Also this week: laravel, express, and the terminal UI for OpenAPI!
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Frontend with OpenAPI
Explore frontend tools that can be used to build and implement interfaces for design-first APIs, like Orval, Quicktype, OpenAPI Qraft, and Kubb.
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Web Frameworks & OpenAPI
In this issue of the newsletter, we share some of the many available pairings of brilliant OpenAPI tools and web frameworks. From Kotlin to Python, Hono & Zod to Fastify, there's great OpenAPI plugins all around.
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Climate Friendly APIs
There are many environmentally friendly options available to developers building APIs. Taking small steps to make your code more environmentally can make a big difference. Hop in to learn about some climate-friendly options for tooling.
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Low Code, No Code APIs
Explore low-code/no-code API tools in our newsletter, featuring reviews and insights on tools like Supabase, Retool, n8n, and Appwrite for efficient development.
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Introducing the Webhook Standard
Svix's new webhook standard, developed with industry giants like Zapier and Twilio, streamlines webhooks, garnering quick adoption. Highlights include Huma's Go framework, Bruno's API client growth, 'Tidy First' coding and more!