Welcome to the API The Docs Podcast

Laura Vass, co-founder of the API The Docs conference series, hosts documentarians and other practitioners from all across the API world to discuss the latest topics, new learnings and best practices around API documentation and developer portals.

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On the management track - conversation with Claire Waters

28 March, 2024

Drawing from her role as a wayfinder, Claire Waters (Senior Manager – Product Content Experience, Cloudflare) shares her team’s using the COIN methodology for embracing AI tools as a team, and how they engage in low-stakes AI challenges to foster familiarity and comfort with AI technologies.

The zen of resilience - Discussion with Dan Grabski

22 March, 2024

You need docs and headspace when a well-oiled system inevitably throws a flat tire. With Dan Grabski we talked from car racing through tech execs mediating at Burning Man, forest fire incident management systems and early expectations setting all the way to API docs and back again.

Writing with humans in mind - Discussion with Ryan Young

13 March, 2024

Ryan Young (Technical writer at Stripe) shares his thoughts on bridging the gap between different content layers and writing for humans in a digital world.

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 4

01 March, 2024

We were honored to ask Susanna Laurin (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, G3ict and IAAP Representative to the EU) about these questions in 2023’s DevPortal Awards framework.

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 3

16 February, 2024

In this special edition, Anne Gentle (Developer Relations Leader at Cisco DevNet), Bob Watson (Senior Technical Writer), and Michael Richardson (Advanced Software Engineering Manager at Kroger) share their perspectives about how developer portals can incorporate gamification into their workflows and why user experience research and design are important.

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 2

16 February, 2024

This edition brings you insights from Kruno Golubić (Technical Writer at Memgraph), Marco Spinello (Senior Technical Writer at sanity.io), Richard Smedley (Principal Technical Writer at Couchbase), and Ryan Clifford (Platform Group Product Manager at Spendesk). They discuss emerging focal points in developer portals and explore levels of interactivity.