The Art of Developer Experience Podcast

Today's episode is a fireside chat with Greg Chan, CTO of Akoya, that took place at OpenFinity Days in New York. Greg shares his unique perspective on building exceptional developer experiences, the strategic importance of DX in today's tech landscape, and the lessons learned from his journey at Akoya.Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic SDKs help increase developer adoption of your APIs. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language-specific documentation, dynamic code samples, and getting-started guides from your API definition.

Joshua Markam, Developer Relations leader, sat down to discuss his role at Verizon and the innovations around the Internet of Things. He discusses the challenges developers face in IoT connectivity, the significance of edge computing, and the future opportunities in the IoT space. The conversation also highlights Verizon's partnership with APImatic to enhance developer experience and the trends shaping telco APIs, including the emerging Camara standard.Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic SDKs help increase developer adoption of your APIs. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language-specific documentation, dynamic code samples, and getting-started guides from your API definition.

Tom Hacohen, CEO at Svix, sat down with me to share how they deliver webhooks as a service with a developer experience that places the customer at the center. Tom believes that when building developer tools, your perspective doesn’t matter; it’s all about the customer. Good documentation isn’t just about completeness and depth; it’s about simplicity and accessibility.  Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ APIMatic SDKs help increase developer adoption of your APIs. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language-specific documentation, dynamic code samples, and getting-started guides from your API definition.

Scaling Dev Tools, Podcast host Jack Bridger spent two years interviewing 100 dev tool creators to learn how to build successful products that appeal to developers. Jack and I discuss what he’s learned about engaging customers, measuring your DX, ways for your product to stand out in a crowd, and tips for collaborating with influencers. Scaling DevTools Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ APIMatic SDKs help increase developer adoption of your APIs. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language-specific documentation, dynamic code samples, and getting-started guides from your API definition.

Developer Advocate Beppe Catanese from Adyen discusses automating developer experience, API tooling, SDK generation, open API pipeline, and measuring success. They explore balancing privacy concerns, contributing to the OpenAPI Generator Project, validating source webhooks, and challenges in the project with new API flow specification.

James Higginbotham, an API design author known for his emphasis on empathy in documentation, shares his five core principles for effective API design. He discusses the critical role of understanding user needs and emphasizes that documentation should focus on real-world use cases. James also addresses the challenge of API sprawl, suggesting mapping strategies for better management. Additionally, he differentiates between SDKs and libraries, highlighting their importance in enhancing the developer experience and ensuring API longevity.

Ash Arnwine, Director of Developer Relations at Nylas, joins the Podcast. He describes the evolution of Nylas' APIs, which developers use to integrate various email and calendar platforms seamlessly into their applications. Ash emphasizes the company's commitment to “meeting developers where they are at” through robust documentation and community engagement. Nylas Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ APIMatic SDKs help increase developer adoption of your APIs. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language-specific documentation, dynamic code samples, and getting-started guides from your API definition.

Alex Patterson, the creator of CodingCat.dev and Developer Relations Engineer at FusionAuth, joins us to talk about the future of authentication. Alex educates me on Passkey and WebAuthN and explains how your mom won’t need to remember her password in the future. Alex also shares how Fusion Auth improves its developer onboarding through community, content, and product. FusionAuth CodingCat.dev Brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APIMatic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ APIMatic SDKs are used by millions of developers. Auto-generate SDKs with idiomatic libraries, language specific documentation, dynamic code samples and getting started guides from your API definition.

Author and founder of Every Developer, Adam DuVander, discusses the DX Index, guiding developers to resources, and attracting new developers. He shares a story of a company struggling with the wrong developers. The podcast delves into transitioning from a developer to a journalist, creating a user-friendly developer portal, and attracting developers with problem-focused content.

Amara Graham discusses challenges in hiring for developer experience team, measuring successful documentation, transitioning to external-facing developer advocacy, evolving developer platform to meet user needs, and enhancing SDKs for better API interactions.