APIs – Lawrence Hecht

Mechanisms to document and inventory APIs

February 28, 2022February 14, 2025Snippet of The New Stack article

Using APIs with Low-Code Tools: 9 Best Practices

Low- and no-code tools can speed up software development. But how do you make sure they work with the APIs you need, and don’t create new headaches?

Confidence that API inventory is complete

August 5, 2021February 14, 2025Snippet of The New Stack article

Shadow, Zombie and Misconfigured APIs Are a Security Issue

Only 11% of people surveyed for Salt Security’s State of API Security Q3 2021 are greatly concerned about the security risks of shadow or unknown APIs.

QA Engineers Look to Decrease Time They Spend Manually Conducting Tests of APIs

January 2, 2020February 14, 2025Snippet of The New Stack article

Managing APIs Is a Time Suck

The effort needed to provide an API is significant, with 63% of the over 10,000 people surveyed for the “2019 Postman State of the API Report” spending at least 10 hours a week working on APIs.

Do you use any of the following API management platforms

April 11, 2019February 14, 2025Published in The New Stack Update, Snippet of The New Stack article

API Providers Face High Expectations

A formal API monitoring process has been implemented by 57% of the respondents’ companies. Since they are spending the time to track the API performance, API users expect that the API provider will quickly respond to service level issues, with 75% expecting the provider to send out an immediate notification or alert.