September 08, 2016 at 09:33PM
"I think about my friend Mike Amundsen (@mamund) and his work on ALPS..." #readingToday

As I write the code to tackle this, I'm thinking about what a great approach HTML forms are to helping both technical, and semi-technical HTML craftspeople define the surface area of an API. Then I think about my friend Mike Amundsen (@mamund) and his work on ALPS, and I smile, and I'm reminded of how much work we have ahead of us when it comes to both web literacy and establishing more meaningful, reusable design patterns across the API space(that repo should be full).



Defining API Surface Area By Converting HTML Forms To Open API Specs. 08 Sep 2016. I'm investing some time learning about the USGS Water Services. They have some pretty interesting APIs, providing access to a wealth of data about water table levels, river flows, and other key points across all ...