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API Design Smells
API Design Developer Experience

API Design Smells

March 30, 2022February 2, 2026

In software development, a “Design Smell” is a signal that something isn’t quite right. Think of it like your car…

API Design

Getting Started with Webhooks

March 22, 2022May 8, 2026

From the earliest webhooks at Twilio to every major SaaS platform, webhooks have become a defacto standard in web development.…

API Adoption: The Dangerous Delay
Startups

API Adoption: The Dangerous Delay

November 8, 2021February 13, 2026

Launching an API is the easiest thing you’ll ever do. On the minimum end, you can put a framework in…

Leveraging OAuth 2.0 Scopes for Fun & Profit
API Design Developer Experience

Leveraging OAuth 2.0 Scopes for Fun & Profit

May 30, 2018April 8, 2024

OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749) is a great authorization framework but it leaves much up to the imagination. Luckily, there are…

Making User Agents Useful
API Design Developer Experience

Making User Agents Useful

November 11, 2015February 15, 2026

How many Java developers use our API?

Has anyone upgraded to our latest Ruby Gem?

Is going to that PHP conference going to be useful?

The Future of Transportation.. today.
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The Future of Transportation.. today.

October 26, 2015February 15, 2026

I’ve been thinking about what Google looks like in five years. At a macro level, they have detailed information on…

Intelligence Startups

If you’re not Paying for the Product…

July 30, 2015February 15, 2026

We’ve heard that adage in reference to using Facebook, Twitter, and a variety of others for quite a few years.…

Social APIs for Social Evil
Intelligence

Social APIs for Social Evil

July 28, 2015September 12, 2025

Note: To be clear, I am not accusing AirBnb or Facebook – or anyone else – of allowing this. According…

Keith Caseys New Book Covers API Development
API Design Project Management Blog Web2Project

Keith Caseys New Book Covers API Development

November 15, 2014February 6, 2026

SUMMARY: Phillip Crum and Keith Casey discuss Keith Caseys new book covers API development. Episode #5 | Keith Casey Shares…

Operation Buy It Now
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Operation Buy It Now

February 17, 2014February 6, 2026

My first book – “A Practical Approach to API Design” – shipped this past Friday. As a result, I’m activating…

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I'm Keith Casey and based in Central Indiana. I've been an engineer, software developer, evangelist, and entrepreneur. You can read about me here.

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