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Fireside with VoxgigEpisode 180 Laura Vass, Co-Founder of Pronovix and Host of API The DocsAwards are often maligned for being more concerned with who you know, rather than what you know. But can developer awards be an outlier in the field? According to Laura Vass, our guest on today's episode, they absolutely can.
Laura is the Co-Founder of Pronovix, an open source developer portal. She is also one of the organisers of the DevPortal awards. She joins us today to chat about setting up and running an industry award, and how her own sensitivities to others has been an asset in navigating different personalities in the space.
As well as all of the above...2024-06-0443 min
API The Docs PodcastHarnessing the power of customer success - Discussion with Charlie EdwardsConnected to both customers and internal teams, customer success is a powerful source of valuable information throughout the entire feedback loop. In this episode, Charlie Edwards (Customer Success Manager at CAE Technologies Limited) explains how the feedback from customer success teams contributes to the comprehensive improvement of products.
The API The Docs Podcast was brought to you by Pronovix.
https://pronovix.com/2024-02-0236 min
The Cherryleaf Podcast140. Kristof Van Tomme on the role of API and developer portals in Generative AI systemsWe talk to Kristof Van Tomme, CEO of Pronovix, about the role of API and developer portals in Generative AI systems. We discuss how organisations can prepare for AI.
We talk about what documentation infrastructure organisations should have in place to be able to use AI safely from an information perspective. We also discuss whether developer portals will become even more important.
We will publish a transcript on the Cherryleaf blog.
About Cherryleaf:
Cherryleaf
2023-10-1143 minAPI The Docs PodcastUnified documentation hubs versus documentation islands - Discussion with Christoph Weber and Kristof Van TommeWe explore how developer documentation hubs enable a unified information architecture, at least outwards: our guests Christoph Weber (Pronovix) and Kristof Van Tomme (Pronovix) talk about the nuanced, socio-technical nature of large scale documentation processes, the need for a central API docs team, and the future use of private LLMs.2023-07-1141 minAPI The Docs PodcastInnersource and the meaning of collaboration - Interview with Daniel Izquierdo and Kristof Van TommeDaniel Izquierdo (Bitergia) and Kristof Van Tomme (Pronovix) explained their journey with innersource and open-source communities. They also discussed what a company can do with documentation islands (or silos), and what are the role of technical writers in this process. What is the connection between innersource and documentation? How can we define true collaboration?
Resources:
Innersourcecommons.org
API The Docs Virtual 2023: Feedback, Metrics, Analytics series – Recaps
Complexity podcast with Jabe Bloom (Part1, Part2)
Developer Portals Newsletter
2023-06-0750 minAPI The Docs PodcastTypical patterns in the process of API learning – Interview with Emese HallgatóOur guest Emese Hallgató works as a UX researcher at Pronovix Developer Portals. Her education and experience in computer programming and in psychological research open the door to better understanding developers and their needs. How do developers approach coding, and what do they need to reach a state of flow? We talk about the archetypes of systematic, opportunistic, and pragmatic developers.
If you would like to deep-dive into the topic more, read Emese’s ‘How do developers learn about APIs?’ article.2022-10-2530 min
Let's Talk DocsTom Johnson
Sponsored by Document Write · EthicalAds · Sourcegraph
Panelists
Portia Burton | Eric Holscher
Guest
Tom Johnson
Show Notes
Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk Docs, the show where we’ll talk about documentation, open source, tech, and the intersection of the three. Today, we’re talking to Tom Johnson, who’s a tech writer and has worked at both startups and big tech for the past 17 years. He has a blog called, I’d Rather be Writing, which he’ll tell us about, as well as an API doc...2022-02-2438 min
API The Docs PodcastSource code access, consistency: some ingredients of Adyen's API programInterview with Ruby Batallones, Technical Writer at Adyen and Aleksei Akimov, Head of API at Adyen
Involve your technical writers already from the API design discussions: this can help ensure a consistent user experience across all APIs, and in finding the middle ground between the usability requirements and the architecture requirements.
At Adyen, technical writers have the ways and means to add and maintain the descriptions in the source code, they can make sure that all the bits and pieces are linked together and enough context is provided everywhere. This practice brought that techwriters habitually...2022-01-1133 min
API ResilienceCreating More Resilient Systems: an Introduction to Affordances -- Interview with Micheal Hibay, pt 1Michael Hibay is an API evangelist, architect and CTO at Vesti. He helps organizations to establish, evolve and mature their API strategies.
What’s the difference between an API catalogue and an affordance catalogue? What are affordances and how do they define the usability of a system? Why are affordances similar to languages?
The interview got split into 2 episodes. In this first episode, Michael argued that versionless APIs built through an affordance approach, introduce new capabilities without causing breaking changes. An affordance approach in API design also saves money by avoiding the need for new it...2021-09-1041 minAPI The Docs PodcastConfidence and Critical Thinking in Techwriting: Part 2MongoDB is one of the most popular NoSQL database programs, providing both on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Tony works as a senior technical writer on cloud based tools. He has 20+ years experience in computer hardware, software, and services, specializing in data protection and user security, and he is a long-time supporter of API The Docs.
In this second part of the interview we continue our conversation:
- Adoption of OpenAPI specification
- How to save large amounts of documentation time?
- How to keep the specifications up-to-date?
...2021-09-0220 minAPI The Docs PodcastConfidence and Critical Thinking part 1: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDBConfidence and Critical Thinking: techwriting is life-long learning - Interview with Anthony Sansone, Senior Technical Writer at MongoDB
MongoDB is one of the most popular NoSQL database programs, providing both on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Tony works as a senior technical writer on cloud based tools. He has 20+ years experience in computer hardware, software, and services, specializing in data protection and user security, and he is a long-time supporter of API The Docs.
In this interview, Tony and the hosts are delving into the following topics:
How has the technical writing job market changed lately?
...2021-08-1832 min
API ResilienceBuilding Digital Ecosystems - Digital Experience and Developer Experience - Interview with Nick Veenhof (Dropsolid)In this episode:
What specialization has to do with the evolution of organizations and why is it essential to think about companies as part of complex (digital) ecosystems?
Nick Veenhof is the CTO of Dropsolid, a Digital Experience company, offering a single platform driven by various Open Source technologies.
Tune in and learn about:
What’s the difference between Digital Experience and Developer Experience platforms
Why pure SaaS solutions can be a dead end for organizations on the long term
Why APIs and digital ecosystems mean serious challenge for data sovereignty
Why sp...2021-08-1149 minAPI ResilienceTransforming Organizations: API Adoption and (Internal) Developer Advocacy - Interview with Raymond Peng (Google)In this episode:
What does Coca Cola’s product and marketing philosophy have to do with APIs and how can investing in homegrown API management be a bad idea?
In most organizations internal adoption and knowledge sharing is also crucial for success in addition to creating APIs. In this episode Raymond and Kristof discussed why internal advocacy and knowledge sharing has to be part of a successful digital transformation journey. They also shared why API programs should be built with the developer experience and growth potential in mind from the start.
Host: Kr...2021-07-2958 minAPI The Docs PodcastBuilding a DevRel Team - Interview with Lorna Mitchell, Head of Developer Relations at Aiven.Building a DevRel Team - Interview with Lorna Mitchell, Head of Developer Relations at Aiven.
Lorna is an open source software developer and project maintainer, published author, blogger and conference speaker, who is with us today to talk about the skills and roles that contribute to successfully operating a devrel team:
Priorities and structure when developing a new devrel team
Roles and responsibilities
Involving a technical writer in the team
Career path, growth and collaboration in a devrel team
Insights of creating a new open source devportal
Aiven open source data t...2021-07-1529 minAPI Resilience“Developer Marketing Does Not Exist” - Interview with Adam DuVanderIn this episode:
When you are reaching out to developers, traditional marketing solutions like leadgen forms or ppc ads won’t work on their own. What is the right approach then? How to convince developers to use your products or services?
In this episode Adam DuVander (principal consultant at Every Developer) and Kristof Van Tomme (CEO at Pronovix) discussed
how and why “marketing” to developers is different from marketing to other audiences,
how to change your mindset and toolset to transcend and complement the classic funnel-based approach,
how this way of “promotio...2021-07-0545 minAPI ResilienceRetrospective with Mark WinberryIn this episode Mark and Kristof did a retrospective discussion on the past episodes and Mark said farewell to the listeners as he will no longer co-host the podcast.
API resilience started in 2020 June to explore how companies can become more resilient and create business value by investing in their API programs, even in such unprecedented times as the pandemia. In the past 24 episodes API team leads and experts shared their growth stories and views on how APIs will shape the future -- both in their organizations and on a more theoretical, “API philosophical” level.
Tune...2021-06-1634 minAPI The Docs PodcastFeedback is the key! - Interview with Alex Hoffer, Developer Relations Engineer at PlaidAlex Hoffer is a DevRel engineer at Plaid. Previously, she was managing the QA team at Dropbox for 6 years. At Plaid, she's been working on documentation and an overhaul of the Plaid developer docs. Developer experience is extremely important at Plaid and the docs are a big part of that. Tune in to hear more about how to create an excellent developer experience:
How does a cross-functional team work together with other departments in order to improve the developer functionality?
How developer experience is about product, documentation and engineering collaborating together?
What is her role in...2021-06-0335 minAPI ResilienceTransition from code-first to design-first: growing the API program at SASSAS is a leading business analytics software company, and also the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market.
In this episode Jeannie Hawrysz (Lead API Architect and Manager of API and Developer Program Enablement) talked about their team efforts to set new standards for their API program during the time of pandemia.
She explained how they organized internal workshops with their UX/design and product management teams to help outline a design-first based workflow. These efforts eventually led to an internal “cultural revolution” and concluded in an API lifecycle that is driven by API gove...2021-05-2759 minAPI The Docs PodcastGetting into the tech industry through technical writing - Interview with Carolyn Stransky, Frontend Engineer at BryterFormer technical writer, previously a journalist and now fronted engineer, conference speaker and workshop organizer. Tune in to learn about Carolyn's career journey.
How did she transition from journalism to technical writing and how did her previously acquired journalism skills support that journey?
Why and how did she become a software engineer?
What was her role in the Google Season of Docs program that connects experienced technical writers with the open source community?
What does humanizing your documentation mean in practice?
How to write a good FAQ page to best support the onboarding process?2021-05-1931 minAPI ResilienceBuilding and running a successful API Program in a high-asset travel companyTUI (Touristik Union International) is the largest leisure, travel and tourism company in the world.
In episode 2 Robin Meissner (Head of API transformation) talked about TUI’s digital transformation efforts in the past 2 years from the first API they published to the future API and interface ecosystem he envisions for TUI.
Tune in and learn:
TUI is a “high-asset” company that grew through acquisitions and that has many local partners. What challenges did this create for TUI in its digital transformation journey?
Why technology is only half of a successful API program?
Why an...2021-05-1251 minAPI ResilienceCreating personalized experiences through APIs in the travel industryRobin Meissner is the Head of API transformation at TUI AG (Touristik Union International), the largest leisure, travel and tourism company in the world.
In the first episode Robin and the hosts, Kristof Van Tomme and Mark Winberry took an “API-philosophic” angle and discussed how APIs could help create more personalized, diverse and unique experiences in the future, going beyond their current role in the corporate world. They also explained why unexpected and surprising integrations are essential for the success of an API program, and what a bathroom recognition application - built at a hackathon - has to d...2021-05-0640 minAPI The Docs PodcastA good design is not about how something looks, it's about how something works - Interview with Liam Gallagher and Jake Eastham from BarclaysToday our guests are Liam Gallagher (UX Designer/API Platforms) and Jake Eastham (Front-end Developer and Accessibility Champion) from Barclays:
“It's very easy to get caught up in aesthetics, you want to design something that is really cool and you think it is amazing.. You actually want to show it to everyone, but you completely messed up the accessibility part. As I matured, I realised that good design is not about something that looks good, but how something works. A good design is naturally inclusive. “
“An accessibility champion is someone who fosters within their environment, within...2021-04-2932 minAPI The Docs PodcastCreating a fully self-service API program - Interview with Alvaro Navarro and Anthony RouxMeet the Developer Relations & API product management team on Amadeus for Developers - Open API Product for the travel industry. Our guests are Alvaro Navarro and Anthony Roux.
“Building trusted relationships is actually what matters in our job.. and empathy is what makes the big difference. Put yourself into the shoes of the other person, that's how you're going to learn how they use your product. And that's how you're going to be successful.“
How has Amadeus innovated a framework and a new set of self-service APIs, where developers can connect in a matter of only...2021-04-0735 minAPI ResilienceJourney of a transformation into a Consumer, API First company w/ Maarten Roosendaal (bol.com)Maarten has been an IT architect and now moved into a position of being a product manager and product owner of a retailer API at bol.com. In this episode he will take us on a journey of a remarkable transformation over his 10 years at bol.com.
Bol.com started off as a small e-commerce book company experiencing rapid growth, which also meant a really rapid growth from architectural perspective, moving to microservices with over a thousand IT components.
What have they lost along the way? How could they become agile at scale?
...2021-03-311h 04API The Docs PodcastTech writing for software engineers - Interview with Barry RosenbergOur guest is Barry Rosenberg, technical writer at Google and co-author of courses Technical Writing One and Technical Writing Two. At the beginning of his professional journey, Barry was starting out as a teacher for a smaller group of undergraduate students at MIT. How did he become a teacher of a highly scalable class for thousands of engineers at Google? How has writing fiction helped him to write better technical courses? Join us to learn more about his inspiring career and the courses he created:
How and why have these courses been developed?
Why is it valuable...2021-03-2435 minAPI ResilienceDigital transformation in public broadcasting w/ Roberto Salomone (SRG SSR)Roberto works for the largest public service media company in Switzerland. Starting out as an IT architect and later as an enterprise architect, he initiated an API program at SRG-SSR based on requirements coming not only from the business but also from opportunities discovered through their hackathons, in which they actively support innovation and digital transformation.
Join us to hear more about the main takeaways coming from organizing hackathons and how to make the results sustainable. What effects did the pandemic have on a public broadcaster`s operations and how did they manage to keep up with...2021-03-1748 minAPI The Docs PodcastInclusion and Accessibility - some suggestions from fellow documentarians - Interview with Ilona Koren-DeutschWe ask Ilona Koren-Deutsch about the Women in APIs initiative, and her advice on how to diversify a team. We talk about considerations to ensure accessibility for your content, and what can propel the company-wide use of a conscious inclusive style guide. Where should you be channel agnostic as a techwriter? Does feedback need feedback?
Tune in to find out, where to get mentoring and support, how to take an active role in empowering other women in the industry, and how to create equal opportunities, regardless of gender, language barriers or other impairment issues.
The...2021-03-1234 minAPI ResilienceAPI driven capabilities in the automotive industry (Part 1) w/ John Musser (Ford Motor Company)“Software is eating your car” claims John Musser (Director, Platforms, Ford Autonomous Vehicles). This episode explores new affordances and unique functionalities that are triggered by a broader connectivity between vehicles, IoT devices and other elements of the transportation space.
The interview delves into questions, like
What opportunities do API connected vehicles open up?
How can you navigate an API program in a highly regulated industry?
What factors drive an API program of a large automotive organization?
What are the key steps of structuring an API program first “at home”, then in the retail and comm...2020-12-1744 minAPI ResilienceAPI Success as a Bow Wave w/ Claire Barrett (APIsFirst Consulting)“Successful transformation comes from balancing trade-offs, choices between two right ways of executing” claims Claire Barrett (Director, APIsFirst Consulting). This interview explores how API success creates a bow wave for an organisation’s wider digital transformation, and why it is important to recognise the humans behind API success. It also delves into concepts like inside out project thinking, intentional teams and other key issues, like
How do you get started with your transformation agenda?
Where do you put your effort and investment in along the way?
How do you amplify the story for the people who are impacted by the...2020-12-111h 26API The Docs PodcastWhere Product Marketing Meets the Docs – Interview with Liz CoutoWe are talking with Liz Couto, Product Marketing Manager at Shopify, about the role of marketing and an amplifier, where the CTA is often pointing to the developer documentation. How did Shopify empathize and empower in 2020 with the exponentially growing community? Can there be too many communication channels, should you let go of some if ever? How do the many teams involved work in concert on Shopify's products and what feedback loops have they built into their docs?
The hosts are Laura Vass (Editor of Developer Portals Newsletter, Co-Founder of Pronovix) and Anett Pozsár (Senior Technical W...2020-12-0437 minAPI ResilienceAPIs and Evolutionary Purpose w/ Ainhoa Pulido & Flavio Geraldes (Lufthansa)In this episode of API Resilience, Ainhoa Pulido (API Manager, Lufthansa) and Flavio Geraldes (API Manager, Lufthansa) explore the importance of purpose and innovation when it comes to creating or integrating APIs. They also delve into how crisis helps API programs evolve, and how finding the common ground in understanding and language is crucial when working with different departments of a large organization.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-11-2400 minAPI The Docs PodcastFeedback Management & Documentation Workflows - Interview with Uwana Ikaiddi“It’s a misconception to think that documentation is a solitary endeavor” says Uwana Ikaiddi (Documentation Manager, BigCommerce). Getting involved in cross-team discussions as early as possible while preparing for a project is a key element of a documentation workflow. But how do you avoid death by collaboration?
The interview also explores how you can empower your audience to communicate with you in the most efficient way possible, and in what ways you can triage and address internal and external feedback.
The hosts are Laura Vass (Editor of Developer Portal Newsletter, Co-Founder, Pronovix) and Anett Pozsár...2020-11-0433 minAPI The Docs PodcastIntentional Jargon and Technical Documentation – Interview with Erin McKeanThe Good Docs Project aims to create open source documentation templates, and most recently an information architecture template too. Erin McKean, one of the central orchestrators behind the Good Docs Project, is our guest for this episode. We talk with Erin about why it is so important to intentionally include jargon in your technical documentation and where to do that. She shares her practice on curating a project documentation wishlist to keep the future focus going, and why and how to get documentation treated as a key core feature of a product.
The hosts are Laura Vass...2020-11-0237 min
API ResilienceNon-transactional Values in the API Space w/ Kin Lane (Postman)In the first part of the API Resilience interview Kin Lane talked about Digital Literacy & Democratizing APIs. The 2nd part of the conversation went towards more philosophical territories where Kin, Mark and Kristof explored how an essentially transactional space like APIs and digital transformation can and should still have non-transactional aspects. They also talked about how organizations can be more successful by acknowledging the human aspect besides transactional goals and how developer portals can support this.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
...2020-10-2600 minAPI The Docs PodcastDocOps and Automation to the Delight of Technical Writers! - Interview with Paula Henk & Patrick Hammond (Adyen)What are the main principles a documentation team operates on in a fast-moving industry? How to adopt DocOps? How does a documentation team decide on what should be automated? What is hard to automate? What is the point when you should not neglect the human eye? These are key questions that we try to find answers to in this interview with Paula Henk (Technical Writer) and Patrick Hammond (DocOps Manager) from Adyen.
The hosts are Laura Vass (Editor of Developer Portal Newsletter, Co-Founder, Pronovix) and Anett Pozsár (Senior Technical Writer, Pronovix).
Music: Virgill - I...2020-10-2232 minAPI The Docs PodcastRemote Onboarding and Technical Writing: Things We Can Do BetterHow can you onboard new technical writers when your office just turned into remote-first? This podcast episode focuses on the mistakes Karen Sawrey (Contract Technical Writer) made and the issues she’s encountered and solved when joining a team of tech writing colleagues. The interview also touches upon documentation security and testing, the importance of guidelines, and how the technical writer role is transforming today, in the time of remote working.
The hosts are Laura Vass (Editor of Developer Portal Newsletter, Co-Founder, Pronovix) and Anett Pozsár (Senior Technical Writer, Pronovix).
Intro music: Virgill - Its...2020-10-1433 minAPI ResilienceConnecting Audience & APIs w/ Aleksei Akimov (Adyen)“Our shared responsibility is to help industries where we belong to adopt and push forward their API programs and API community initiatives” claims Aleksei Akimov (Head of API, Adyen).
In this episode we look into how an API-first payment processing company adopting the design-first methodology is able to iterate on their APIs fast, how their non-binary thinking of their audience helps them to maintain a consistent API program, and what extra meaning can a Van Gogh exhibition add to the way they think about APIs.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and...2020-10-1300 minAPI ResilienceThe present & future of banking APIs - Part 4 w/ Katrien Van Gijsel (KBC & Verzekering)It pays off to cater to both technical and business audiences, claims Katrien Van Gijsel (Business Innovation Manager, KBC & Verzekering). In this episode of API Resilience, Katrien explains how the democratization of developer experience paid off for the organization and how their partners found new ways towards digital transformation.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-10-0800 minAPI ResilienceDesigning the APIs of the future w/ Mike AmundsenWill APIs make it possible in the future to build systems that are rather optimized for cooperation and resilience than profit and sheer growth? What is the difference between writing code for a machine vs. all the machines? Why APIs resemble creative game spaces or ant colonies, and why is it an antipattern to create sequential workflows when designing APIs?
Mike Amundsen, the well known speaker and author/co-author of 18 books shared his fascinating vision of the role of APIs and complex systems in the past and the future of our societies, and also talked about his...2020-09-301h 10API ResilienceAbout Digital Literacy & Democratizing APIs w/ Kin Lane (Postman)“Democratizing APIs is about making people aware that APIs exist, and that they can use them too, it’s not just for wizards on the hill […] anyone can do it”, says Kin Lane (Postman). In this week’s episode of API Resilience, he explains why digital literacy and democratizing APIs go hand in hand, and why imagination is key when you’re creating an API program. He also describes ways technical environments such as developer portals can be inclusive towards business stakeholders and their business use cases, and why an established common vocabulary is essential.
The hosts are Kristof...2020-09-2451 minAPI ResilienceShaking off legacy to become API-first w/ Sophie Rutard (Euler Hermes)In this edition of API Resilience, Sophie Rutard (Head of API, Euler Hermes) shares how a paper-centered business improved its operations by making efforts towards digital transformation – from value proposition through buy-in to API governance. She explains the pioneering spirit behind their actions, why and how a mathematical model helped, and how they cut their monolith into sustainable microservices. A fascinating conversation with insights that can help every company grow!
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Ow...2020-09-1651 minAPI ResiliencePersonal Digital Capital and GDPR Portability - Interview w/ Mehdi Medjaoui (Apidays) Part 2‘People don’t look for APIs, they look for abilities,’ claims Mehdi Medjaoui (founder, Apidays). In Part 1, he explains the key elements of the API mindset and explores the challenges of API integration and discoverability. In Part 2, he presents his new vision, which focuses on GDPR portability and the trend of commercializing personal data.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-09-0830 minAPI ResilienceKey elements of the API mindset - Interview w/ Mehdi Medjaoui (Apidays) Part 1‘People don’t look for APIs, they look for abilities,’ claims Mehdi Medjaoui (founder, Apidays). In Part 1, he explains the key elements of the API mindset and explores the challenges of API integration and discoverability. In Part 2, he presents his new vision, which focuses on GDPR portability and the trend of commercializing personal data.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-09-0840 minAPI ResilienceThe secret sauce of developer marketing w/ Adam DuVander (EveryDeveloper)Earning the trust of your developers is the first step in developer marketing, says Adam DuVander (principal consultant, EveryDeveloper). In this episode of API Resilience, he explores how product development depends on audiences, as well as on business purposes. He also shares best practices about how to communicate such goals.. The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-09-011h 01API ResilienceThe present & future of banking APIs - Part 3 w/ Joris Hensen & Matthias Büscher (Deutsche Bank)If you believe hackathons serve little to no service in digital transformation, think again. Joris Hensen (founder, Deutsche Bank API program) and Matthias Büscher (product manager, Deutsche Bank Developer Portal) explained how an internal hackathon kicked off their API journey towards fulfilling PSD2 regulatory needs. They also explained how being an early API adopter benefited both Deutsche Bank and their customers. The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-08-041h 03API ResilienceThe evolving role of developer advocacy w/ Lorna Jane Mitchell (Vonage)In this episode of API Resilience, Lorna Jane Mitchell (senior developer advocate, Vonage) shares her journey as a developer advocate, OpenAPI Initiative contributor, open source enthusiast, and keen blogger, and how her role has been evolving into digital advocacy this year. She also explores the steps you can take to not to go too early into code and add more value to your API experience, and how API teams could benefit from a spec-first attitude.
The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music...2020-07-291h 00API ResilienceThe present & future of banking APIs - Part 2 w/ Koen Adolfs (ABN AMRO)ABN AMRO’s API journey started when PSD2 regulations enforced adjustments. Tune in to hear Koen Adolfs’ (open banking product owner, ABN AMRO) story, and how he leveraged the community to build ABN’s DEVREL program into one of Europe’s leading banking API stories. The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-07-2156 minAPI ResilienceAutonomous APIs: the future of APIs? – Interview w/ Zdenek NemecChoosing which API to integrate with is always a bit of a gamble: will the API keep working? How fast will it change? Will you have the time and money to keep updating your integration as fast as the API changes? In this edition of the API Resilience podcast, Zdenek Nemec (founder, Superface.ai) explains how true machine-to-machine communication could radically transform all of this. Imagine if anybody could use the global API information infrastructure and trust that the right connection gets made without somebody having to manually engineer it. Listen in to hear Zdenek Nemec discuss the future...2020-07-131h 00API ResilienceEnhance Developer Experience & Customer Service in Times of Crisis w/ Gregory De Jans & Julija Babre (TomTom)In the third episode of the API Resilience podcast, Gregory De Jans (technical lead for developer program, TomTom) and Julija Babre (product marketing manager, TomTom) discussed what new solutions they needed to implement in order to be able to stay in touch with their customers. The 2019 DevPortal Awards winners also talked about their approach towards their developer portal. The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
TomTom’s developer portal is available at https://developer.tomtom.com/
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I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast FeedDeveloper portal strategies for complex landscapes -- conversation with Kristof van TommeRecently I chatted with Kristof van Tomme, CEO and co-founder of Pronovix, about a topic that's become increasingly relevant in the past several months: how to deal with complex, rapidly evolving landscapes. Specifically, we focus on developer portal strategies that involve finding a balance between constraints and flexibility. Too many constraints reduces your ability to adapt to uncertain changes that might require innovative, unknown solutions. Too much flexibility might not lead to any coherent, overarching story about how to use your APIs in an integrated way toward a business goal.2020-06-2452 minI'd Rather Be Writing PodcastDeveloper portal strategies for complex landscapes -- conversation with Kristof van TommeRecently I chatted with Kristof van Tomme, CEO and co-founder of Pronovix, about a topic that's become increasingly relevant in the past several months: how to deal with complex, rapidly evolving landscapes. Specifically, we focus on developer portal strategies that involve finding a balance between constraints and flexibility. Too many constraints reduces your ability to adapt to uncertain changes that might require innovative, unknown solutions. Too much flexibility might not lead to any coherent, overarching story about how to use your APIs in an integrated way toward a business goal.2020-06-2452 minAPI ResilienceThe present & future of banking APIs - Part 1 w/ Mark Boyd & Phuong Pham (Platformable)In the second edition of the API Resilience podcast, Mark Boyd (founder, Platformable) and Phuong Pham (open banking industry analyst, Platformable) discussed the importance of APIs in the fintech and banking sector as well as what trends are to be expected in the coming years of open banking and open financing. They also shared the value of banking APIs when it comes to analyzing consumer data. The hosts are Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix) and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix).
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-06-2248 minAPI Resilience"The future that's already here"In this first episode of the API Resilience podcast, Kristof Van Tomme (CEO & co-founder, Pronovix), and Mark Winberry (director of US operations, Pronovix) discuss the roles of APIs in facing the challenges of the current pandemic economy.
Intro music: Broke For Free - Night Owl (CC)2020-06-0237 minAPI The Docs PodcastChange management on large & complex documentation setsOn 13th May in the API The Docs virtual event Sarah Day, technical writer at LaunchDarkly, shared how you can incorporate API documentation in the big picture for overall efficiency in your organization. Riley Siebel, director of Developer Experience at C3.ai, and Mark Winberry, director of US Operations at Pronovix, presented a case study on providing a good DX with docs-as-code regardless of your system’s complexity. In the Q&A panel, they reflect on their talks and provide further insights about the following topics:
Do you have any advice for tech writers in a larger organization wh...2020-05-2113 min
Write the Docs PodcastWTD Episode 16: An open-source Grammarly for tech docs?This episode focuses mainly on testing tools. Last month, some rockstar WTD community members spent a few days at the Pronovix offices in Szeged, Hungary, trying to create a series of open-source testing tools. Specifically, they wanted to create a ‘create a container deployable solution that can automatically check docs’. In more blunt terms, a kind of open-source Grammarly, but integrated into deploys and repositories and focused on tech docs. Host Chris Ward and our podcast guest Anett Pozsar from Szeged (pron. Seg-jed) Hungary also participated in the Test-the-Docs hackathon. Anett recently started in her role as a technical writer, so i...2018-09-051h 03