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July 8, 2022 35 mins

Steve Rodda is the CEO of Stoplight, a global API design and documentation platform that helps SaaS companies design, test, mock, & document APIs. 

For several years he has held various leadership roles in engineering and product management, leading large organizations like SolarWinds and Cherwell. 

Along with discussing trends in how companies are designing and documenting their APIs, in this interview Steve shares:   

  • What it means to be an API-first company, and what API first means today.
  • What “Design-First" means when it comes to APIs, and processes and tooling to use in the design phase of building an API.
  • Best practices for security, building a developer experience, and maintaining and supporting API design and documentation over time.
  • Advice for getting buy-in internally to invest in developer experience.
  • Recommendations for collecting qualitative and quantitative feedback on the developer experience.

You can also read the transcript here: https://www.pandium.com/blogs/recent-trends-in-api-design-documentation-management

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