Require that APIs are defined and delivered using open standards such as OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and JSON Schema rather than proprietary formats. Open specifications lower the cost of adoption, enable interoperability, and protect consumers from being locked into one vendor's way of doing things. Every proprietary shortcut becomes a tax paid by everyone downstream, so I treat open standards as the default rather than the exception.
Open Standards Adopted
Strategies
APIs Avoid Vendor Lock-In
Lock-in is a choice, and I want API operations to choose against it. Building on open standards, avoiding proprietary traps, and giving consumers a clear way out are what let people commit to an AP...
APIs Prefer Open Standards and Open Source
Every proprietary shortcut an API takes becomes a tax paid by everyone downstream. I want API operations to prefer open standards like OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and JSON Schema, and to lean on open source...
APIs Serve the Public Interest
APIs are increasingly the infrastructure of public and economic life, and that comes with responsibility. I believe API operations should weigh the interests of consumers, communities, and the publ...
Experiences
Openness
Openness is the experience of an API built on open standards, open source, and transparent practices rather than proprietary walls. Open specifications, permissive licensing, and public tooling let...
Standardization
The standardization of APIs will shape the overall experience producing and consuming APIs. The number of and types of standardizations will shape the design of the API itself, as well as the onboa...
Interoperability
Interoperability is the experience of APIs, systems, and data working together without heroic effort. It is built on shared standards, common schema, and predictable contracts that let one system t...
Lifecycle
balance Governance Production
Governance is how everything on this lifecycle stays aligned as an operation scales. Policies, rules, and standards applied consistently across teams are what keep APIs coherent without slowing eve...
