API THE DOCS VIRTUAL SERIES
Free online events on API docs, developer portals and DX. We continue with Season 2 from September 23.
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The Conference for API Documentation and Developer Portals
API The Docs switched its format to virtual in April 2020 and seven virtual conferences have been organized since then. Having experimented with many setups and tools, the team continues the format from September 2020 with live talks on a bi-weekly basis.
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News
DocOps & Automation
23.10.2020
What are the main principles a documentation team operates on in a fast-moving industry? How to adopt DocOps? How does a docs team decide on what should be automated? We asked Paula & Patrick from Adyen to share their experience.
Remote Onboarding & Technical Writing
19.10.2020
How can you onboard new technical writers when your office just turned into remote-first? This podcast episode focuses on the mistakes Karen Sawrey made and the issues she encountered and solved when joining a team of tech writing colleagues.
Developer-friendly API Documentation
07.10.2020
Tune in to hear Episode 2 of the API The Docs podcast: Milecia McGregor reviews why API documentation is important and she shares some tips about how to manage its development cycle.
Speakers
Tuan-Minh Nguyen
Onfido
Developer Experience as a Product
Ben Ahmady
Onfido
Developer Experience as a Product
Adam DuVander
EveryDeveloper
Machine-readable Developer Experience
Ben Greenberg
Vonage
Arrival: The Journey Of Our Documentation Platform To Station
Lorna Jane Mitchell
Vonage
Beyond the API Reference: Developer Experience for APIs
Patrick Hammond
Adyen
Let Writers Write: Automating the Boring Stuff for Our Docs Team
Michael Meng
Merseburg University
Optimizing API Documentation: Some Guidelines and Effects
Jeremy Glassenberg
Deserve
Automating the API Product Lifecycle
Ivana Isadora Devcic
ReversingLabs
From Zero to Spec-First API Hero
Louis Debatte-Monroy
TomTom
How to Tailor Your Developer Portal to Your Audience
Milecia McGregor
Conducto
Unit Testing Your Docs
Sponsors and Organisers
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Agenda
04:00 - 04:05pm UTC
Welcome
04:05 - 04:35pm UTC
Milecia McGregor (Conducto): Unit Testing Your Docs
04:35 - 04:45pm UTC
Q&A
04:45 - 05:15pm UTC
Louis Debatte-Monroy (TomTom): How to Tailor your Developer Portal to Your Audience
05:15 - 05:25pm UTC
Q&A
05:25 - 05:30pm UTC
Wrap-up
05:30 - 06:00pm UTC
Unconference with the speakers in Google Meet
04:00 - 04:05pm UTC
Welcome
04:05 - 04:35pm UTC
Ivana Isadora Devcic (ReversingLabs): From Zero to Spec-first API Hero
04:35 - 04:45pm UTC
Q&A
04:45 - 05:15pm UTC
Jeremy Glassenberg (Deserve): Automating the API Product Lifecycle
05:15 - 05:25pm UTC
Q&A
05:25 - 05:30pm UTC
Wrap-up
05:30 - 06:00pm UTC
Unconference with the speakers in Google Meet
04:00 - 04:05pm UTC
Welcome
04:05 - 04:35pm UTC
Michael Meng (Merseburg University): Optimizing API Documentation: Some Guidelines and Effects
04:35 - 04:45pm UTC
Q&A
04:45 - 05:15pm UTC
Patrick Hammond (Adyen): Let Writers Write – Automating the Boring Stuff for Our Docs Team
05:15 - 05:25pm UTC
Q&A
05:25 - 05:55pm UTC
Lorna Jane Mitchell (Vonage): Beyond the API Reference – Developer Experience for APIs
05:55 - 06:05pm UTC
Q&A
06:05 - 06:10pm UTC
Wrap-up
06:10 - 06:40pm UTC
Unconference with the speakers in Google Meet
04:00 - 04:05pm UTC
Welcome
04:05 - 04:35pm UTC
Ben Greenberg (Vonage): Arrival – The Journey of Our Documentation Platform to Station
04:35 - 04:45pm UTC
Q&A
04:45 - 05:15pm UTC
Adam DuVander (EveryDeveloper): Machine-readable Developer Experience
05:15 - 05:25pm UTC
Q&A
05:25 - 05:55pm UTC
Ben Ahmady & Minh Nguyen (Onfido): Developer Experience as a Product
05:55 - 06:05pm UTC
Q&A
06:05 - 06:10pm UTC
Wrap-up
06:10 - 06:40pm UTC
Unconference with the speakers in Google Meet
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