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Go Faster with HeyAPI

Hey API's modern approach to building typesafe apis, PatchBay's list of useful APIs, Oxide's Drift, an editorial on the state of work, and more!

1d ago·4 min read·719 words

All Devtools Die

Sunsetting is the most often overlooked part of the product lifecycle; nothing we use is permanent. In this newsletter: Stainless acquired by Anthropic, Arazzo 1.1, Fiber for Golang, and more!

Jun 1·4 min read·660 words

Save Money and use APIs

Navigating a website using APIs is many times more efficient than an LLM thrash through tokens - so why isn't it more popular? Also in this newsletter: Fastify + OpenAPI, an HTTPS benchmarking tool, V…

May 15·4 min read·691 words

Which of Fastify's many OpenAPI plugins are the best?

Fastify is a fantastic, popular, low-overhead Node.js framework, but how does the support for OpenAPI stack up?

May 15·16 min read·3121 words

Quality Matters

Code quality means API Quality means customer experience means less churn and more growth. Also in this newsletter: Swagger support for OpenApi 3.2.0, Hey API, and how to deal with OpenAPI Changes.

May 4·1 min read·34 words

How DO you Paywall an API?

We share some tools and tips for monetizing your api. Also in this newsletter: CORS Middleware in Go, Hummingbird2, GraphQL over HTTP,

Apr 16·1 min read·28 words

Slop APIs

The convenience of AI is driving devs to write code faster... but is it any good? Also in this newsletter: a podcast with Anvil, GoDoc, REST API vs GraphQL, Va Vite, and more!

Apr 2·1 min read·35 words

Anvil is the Data Company that makes PDFs a breeze

Anvil's founder and CEO Mang-Git Ng sits down with APIs You Won't Hate host Mike Bifulco to talk about PDFs in the age of LLMs, and making delightfully simple products.

Apr 2·1 min read·40 words

OpenAPI.tools is Growing

Our community-powered reference site for OpenAPI devtools hits its stride. Also in this dispatch: a podcast with Supergood, oapi-codegen for Golang, Vacuum OpenAPI Linter updates, and more!

Mar 16·1 min read·30 words

Supergood is building unofficial APIs for everything

Founder Alex Klarfeld joins us for a podcast interview, with an update on Supergood's product journey, reverse engineering APIs ethically, and automating tech for old industries

Mar 16·1 min read·33 words

We 💚 Git-driven API clients

Git-driven API workflows are finding their footing with API dev teams, improving devX and repeatability. Also in this issue: MCP is just an API, Go-Fault, the very basics of HTTP Requests in node, and…

Mar 2·1 min read·42 words

Is REST Dead... Again?

API Developers debate the benefits of REST vs JSON-RPC when working with LLMs. Also in this newsletter: the politics of building APIs, FastAPI's continued growth, a comparison of serverless cold star…

Feb 16·1 min read·38 words

Sustainable APIs

A well designed system can provide utility while reducing overall energy use. Also in this newsletter: Clerk's API Keys product, Express 5.0, Ktor, and an illustrative HTTP code cheat sheet.

Feb 5·1 min read·32 words