Episode Synopsis "3. Kin Lane, the API Evangelist"

Kin Lane, the Chief Evangelist of Postman, has spent the last decade helping organizations think through their API lifecycles and optimize their business processes. He continues to be a prolific writer on his famous blog site, the API Evangelist. Kin shares his perspectives on API governance, guidelines for deprecating & versioning, and interesting implementations he’s seen with Postman Collections. Specifically, he covers: • Kin's path into APIs and what led him to Postman • How prevalent are APIs • Standardizing APIs across your entire company • Ensuring API governance in larger companies vs. startups • DevEx is more than documentation • Measuring developer activation and success • How to evaluate DevRel • What is APIOps • Versioning guidelines • HTTP headers are very important • Know your customer so you can communicate change • Tired of supporting multiple client libraries • Stabilizing your API lifecycle • Is there a market for GraphQL • Are there any good resources for APIs

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