Daniel Jacobson - APIs: A Strategy Guide

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This book would not have been possible without our unnamed author, Scott Regan. Scott was a tireless source of energy, leadership, and support. Scott was especially good at finding real-world examples that enliven the narrative.

John Musser contributed both content and tremendous insight from his broad work with APIs via the Programmable Web. He was a valuable sounding board and advisor about both big picture issues and details of technology.

Sam Ramji gave us his time and thought leadership in his interviews and reviews. Brian Mulloy also gave of his time and talents in this way. Harold Neal broke away from a busy schedule at the Center for American Progress to participate in interviews and reviews, and Shanley Kane gave us her insight on API community management. We particularly want to thank Chet Kapoor of Apigee for his perspective on the market and his support for the project.

Wed also like to thank the folks from the front lines of the API world who let us interview them, including Derek Willis and Derek Gottfrid, both of whom worked on The New York Times API, Steve Smith and Chris Patti from AccuWeather, Tim Madewell from Innotas, Jason Sirota at XO Group Inc., and Kin Lane, the API evangelist himself. To all of you, your quotes bring this book to life and bring theory right down to the trenches of execution.

We would like to express our gratitude to Sophie Jasson-Holt, Deb Cameron, Dan Safarik, Deb Gabriel, and Henry Coupet from the Evolved Media team, all of whom provided the editorial and project management support that helped bring the book to life quickly and to a high degree of quality.

Daniel would also like to thank Michael Hart who started the Netflix API program and whose impact is implicitly referenced throughout this book in various Netflix examples. Wed also like to thank Zach Brand, who provided us with recent images and stats for NPRs API.

Although this book is largely drawn from our personal experiences in the API world, those experiences are enriched by our interactions with many great leaders in this space. In particular, all of us have and continue to work with some of the brightest, most talented people in the industry, all of whom have influenced this book in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. Moreover, our perspectives have morphed over time due to some of the influential writings, presentations, informal conversations, and other interactions with myriad others who have pushed API innovation to where it is today. To all of these people (you know who you are), thank you for your indirect contributions and we look forward to seeing how this field develops moving forward.