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SVP Innovation and Standards

Andreas Polz

The Naked APIThe Truth about APIs and API Standards you always wanted to Know

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good APIs are

BORING

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good APIs are

BORING

• They provide just what is needed• No fancy bells and whistles• Stable and standardised• No surprises and complications

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1. Not much fun by itself

2. Important is what you can DO with it

3. Locking it away does not do the job

Working with APIs

is likeCounting money

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How to explainyour APIs

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The current master expression

of an API is the swagger file.

Full stop.

Show people how to use them

How to explain your APIs

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Make people USE the API

With any tool available

Show people how to use them

How to explain your APIs

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Example

Where to find the best APIs

TM FORUMAPI PROGRAM

https://www.tmforum.org/open-apis/

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Great community of Architects, Developers and Business Leads

JOIN the Open API Program @tmforumorg

Where to go next in APIs

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A) Tooling Evolution

B) Developer Evangelist Community

C) Conformance and Certification

Where to go next in the API Program

Thank you