Your API is a UI

Explore a comprehensive overview of User Experience considerations for API design in this conference talk. Learn why treating your API as a user interface is crucial, covering topics like usability, consistency, patterns, information hierarchy, abstraction, simplicity, and extensibility. Delve into practical aspects such as testing, metrics, logging, versioning, and feedback. Discover the importance of living documentation, support, and fostering a community around your API. Gain insights on balancing pragmatism with creativity in API development, and understand how your API reflects your professional identity.

Intro
What is a UI?
What does your API do?
What can users do?
API Hierarchy of Needs
Usability
Consistency
Patterns
Information Hierarchy
Abstraction
Simplicity
Extensibility
Testing
Metrics
Logging
Versioning
Feedback
Proficiency
Living Documentation
Support / Community
Creativity
On Pragmatism
Your API is You!
Questions?