Conversations
Conversations with interesting people doing interesting things with APIs.
API Evangelist Conversation With Derek Thompson of Ambassador
Derek Thompson of Ambassador came by for a discussion about code generation and artificial intelligence. I had began engaging with Derek's team about the importance of maintaining OpenAPI specs whi...
API Evangelist Conversation With Marc Laventure of Scalar
I sat down today with Marc Laventure of Scalar to talk about their API client and documentation offerings, and how they see OpenAPI as a specification. Marc's taken a slightly different approach th...
API Evangelist Conversation With Juan Cruz Viotti of Sourcemeta About Schema Registries
Juan Cruz Viotti of Sourcemeta came by for a conversation about the schema registry solution he had recently built. Juan has gone deep into the JSON Schema rabbit hole, deeper than anyone else I've...
API Evangelist Conversation With Frank Kilcommins About the OpenAPI Arazzo Specification
Frank Kilcommins of SmartBear came by to talk about the OpenAPI Arazzo specification. He shared the history how it came to be and how it is changing the conversation inside and outside the OpenAPI ...
API Evangelist Conversation About Trains, AI, Rich Fat Cats, Big Money, and Politics with Adron Hall
Adron Hall came by for a conversation about trains. Adron and I share a love of transit and trains, who also make their living slinging APIs. Adron had recommended I read Nothing Like It in the Wor...
API Evangelist Conversation About Nothing Changing in the World of APIs with Jennifer Riggins
Tech storyteller and journalist Jennifer Riggins came by for a conversation about why nothing has changed in the world of APIs for the last fifteen years. Jennifer and I go all the way back to the ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Dave Shanley of Princess Beef Heavy Industries
Quobix from from Princess Beef Heavy Industries came by again, this time to talk about OpenAPI Doctor and libopenapi at it's core. I knew "The Doctor" was a modular OpenAPI editor w/ governance bui...
API Evangelist Conversation with Daniel Kocot, Head of API Consulting at codecentric AG
Daniel Kocot came by again to talk about the lines between our private and public APIs. We had been talking about internal, first-party, and third-party APIs back and forth on LinkedIn, and I recom...
API Evangelist Conversation with Adrian Machado Staff Software Engineer at Zuplo
Adrian Machado from Zuplo came by for a talk on API rate limiting, but not just the technical bits. Zuplo is doing a good job at bridging the business and technical aspects of rate limiting at the ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Vincent Biret, Microsoft Graph SDKs Principal Software Developer at Microsoft
I sat down with Vincent Biret, Microsoft Graph SDKs Principal Software Developer at Microsoft to talk about all things integration. I am interested in the intersection of APIs, specifications, and ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Dave Shanley of Princess Beef Heavy Industries
I have been wanting to sit down with Dave for a while now, but I needed to spend more time with Vaccuum to understand where it would fit into my world of API governance. I did that, and then finall...
API Evangelist Conversation with Reza Shafii, Product Executive At Kong
My friend Emanual had tagged me in one of Reza's posts on LinkedIn about API integrations being dead, so I invitied Reza to come over and explain more about what he meant. I knew the title was bait...
API Evangelist Conversation with Ben Hutton of The Guild Software
Ben Hutton of the Guild came by to talk about his recent LinkedIn thread about APIs vs SDKs. The topic is an evergreen one that brings out all of the opinions and I enjoy talking with Ben about it ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Lorna Mitchell, OpenAPI Specification Maintainer with the OpenAPI Initiative
Lorna Mitchell, OpenAPI Specification Maintainer with the OpenAPI Initiative, and overall API experience expert came by again, this time to talk about the intersection of OpenAPI extensions and exp...
API Evangelist Conversation with Claire Barrett, Digital Strategist at APIsFirst
Claire Barrett, Digital strategist at APIsFirst came by to talk with me about the realities on the ground with APIs in large enterprises and the increasing chatter regarding the return on investmen...
API Evangelist Conversation with Lorna Mitchell, OpenAPI Specification Maintainer with the OpenAPI Initiative
Lorna Mitchell, OpenAPI Specification Maintainer with the OpenAPI Initiative, and overall API experience expert came by to educate me (us) on OpenAPI Overlays, helping contrast with the core OpenAP...
API Evangelist Conversation with Henry Calvert, Global Head of Future Networks @ GSMA
Henry Calvert, Global Head of Future Networks at GSMA came by to talk about the GSMA Open Gateway, a suite of APIs the GSMA Open Gateway global initiative aims to drive the exposure and monetizatio...
API Evangelist Conversation with Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO at WSO2
Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO at WSO2 came by for a conversation about the realities on the ground within enterprises when it comes to the platformication of all things, from Internet Developer Portals (I...
API Evangelist Conversation with Greg Dennis, Senior Software Engineer at Zeil
Greg Dennis who was on my team at Postman, and part of my master plan to spend as much VC money as I could on open source API technology, came by to share his expert view on the diff between HTTP A...
API Evangelist Conversation with Ian Mai, Executive ADHD & Impulse Control Coach
My friend from Postman days Ian Mai came by to talk about addiction and impulse control with me. This isn't your average API conversation, but neither is my podcast, and I am all about sharing my o...
API Evangelist Conversation with Luke Seelenbinder, Founder & CEO of Stadia Maps
I recently sat down for a conversation with Luke Seelenbinder, Founder & CEO of Stadia Maps to talk about taking on Google Maps with a more sensible and affordable mapping solution. As I learned mo...
API Evangelist Conversation with Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate at Adobe
I was happy to have Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate at Adobe come by for another conversation. Raymond was on Breaking Changes back in the day, and I've been a follower of his work for well over...
API Evangelist Conversation with Lorna Mitchell, VP of Developer Experience at Redocly
The opinionated and deeply knowledgeable driver of API specifications and VP of Developer Experience at Redocly, Lorna Mitchell came by to share some knowledge on Redocly CLI with me. I have made a...
API Evangelist Conversation with Subramanian Krishnan, Architect and API Integration at Cloud Software Group within Citrix
Subramanian Krishnan, or simply Subu, Architect and API Integration at Cloud Software Group within Citrix joined came by for an API Evangelist Conversation. Subu was one of the accumulated driving ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Sue Smith, Senior Learning Experience Manager at Fastly
Sue Smith, Senior Learning Experience Manager at Fastly came by to chat with me about the state of education in the tech sector. Sue has a genuine passion for education and can take just about any ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Bruno Vaz da Costa, API Architect (digital plumber) at RHI Magnesita
Bruno Vaz da Costa, API Architect (digital plumber) at RHI Magnesita came by to share what APIs means to his enterprise operating in the refractory industry, what their biggest challenges are, and ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Heather Xiao, Founder and CEO at Horizon Zero Ltd
Heather and I go way back talking APIs and open banking standards, but I invited Heather to sit down and educate me more about Smart Data, and how the intersection of APIs and Smart Data can help u...
API Evangelist Conversation with Jamie Tanna, Engineering Productivity at Elastic
Jamie and I connected on the API's You Won't Hate Slack channel, where I started subscribing to his blog. After reading a post on versioning, and more specifically why you should start the version ...
API Evangelist Conversation with Robert Buchanan, API Evangelist Driving API Integrations and API First practices at Procter & Gamble
Robert came by to share his wisdom on why APIs matter and I can always count on him for hot takes on the realities of our API operations. Robert was a constant back channel during my Breaking Chang...
API Evangelist Conversation with Dale McCrory, Software and Product Management Leader at Breeze Strategy
I had a conversation with Dale McCrory, Software and Product Management Leader at Breeze Strategy about the business and product manager view of the API landscape. I am eager to hear from veteran A...
API Evangelist Conversation with Daniel Kocot, Head of API Consulting at codecentric AG
Daniel Kocot joined me to share some wisdom from the trenches of API consulting about OpenAPI and TypeSpec, helping me better understand the motivations behind, how these specs can work in concert,...
API Evangelist Conversation with Adam DuVander, Technical Content Strategist at EveryDeveloper
I brought back my old friend and storytelling mentor Adam DuVander to reminisce about the old days of ProgrammableWeb, exploring the reasons behind its demise, but also what the current realities a...
API Evangelist Conversation with Sebastian Loch, Business Development at FatSecret
I dove into the challenges of running a highly curated global nutrition data API with Sebastian Loch, Business Development at FatSecret. He talked about his experience of running a modern API opera...
API Evangelist Conversation with Stanislav Zmiev, Tech Lead of Platform Engineering at Monite
A very focused conversation on change management and versioning with Stanislav Zmiev, Tech Lead of Platform Engineering at invoicing and bill pay provider Monite. Stanislav had an extremely nuance...
API Evangelist Conversation with Pat Patterson, Chief Technical Evangelist at Backblaze
This is the first actual edition of the API Evangelist Conversation podcast with my friend Pat Patterson, the Chief Technical Evangelist at Backblaze. Always enjoy learning from Pat as we dove into...
API Evangelist Conversation with Kin Lane
This is the introductory pilot for the new API Evangelist Conversation podcast, where I interview myself (Kin Lane) to explore the new format, and work out all the kinks with producing and distribu...
API Evangelist Conversation with Tim Lane
This is the second pilot for the new API Evangelist Conversations podcast. This is an off the record edition where I interview my alter ego Tim Lane, but obfuscate my voice and hide my face. Like t...