Coding Over Cocktails

API Evangelist and Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane sat with us on this episode of Cocktails. He talks about the OpenAPI specification, fostering collaborations between competing specifications, and the importance of educating organizational leaders about APIs.

Discussing the fundamentals of microservices and software architecture on this episode of Coding Over Cocktails is Software Architect and one of the authors of "Fundamentals of Software Architecture" Mark Richards, where he also answers whether microservices are evolutionary or revolutionary and explains why "best practices" in software architecture are non-existent.

ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect James Lewis sits with us for a round of Cocktails to discuss how the evolution of microservices shaped better software development standards and how organizations worldwide can overcome challenges in migrating their monoliths and transition properly into microservices.

Technology Sales Leader and Cloud Social Influencer Ian Moyse delves into the security challenges of cloud adoption, what strategies enterprises can implement to address these issues, and how the cloud has revolutionized the way businesses operate.

TORO Cloud's CEO and Founder David Brown and Software Architect Vivien Jovet explain why manually maintaining connectors will not scale well due to the rising demand of APIs and how machine-generated services through API schemas can help enterprises in managing integrations with APIs.

On this special episode, we bring you to all our 2020 wins, challenges we have worked to address and delve into how we envision the year ahead to enable the digital transformation of enterprises efficiently.

Superface.ai Co-Founder and CTO Zdenek Nemec advocates for a shift in the way developers approach APIs through automation, relieving the burden of growing complexities to IT departments by the manual maintenance and integration of APIs.

Agile Fluency® Project Consultant & Co-Founder James Shore talks about what being agile truly means for software development and how cross-functional teams within the organization help implement agile development. He also shares how businesses can address the challenges associated with adopting the philosophy of being agile in changing the habits and behaviors of team members, managers, and stakeholders.

Constellation Research VP & Principal Analyst Dion Hinchcliffe explains the strategies organizations have been adopting to address the challenges associated with the pandemic. He also describes how the sudden shift of working in the office to working remotely has opened possibilities in making work collaboration more efficient, and the digital transformation initiatives that organizations will prioritize in the future.

API Consultant and LaunchAny Founder James Higginbotham lays out how developers can create an API program that will drive the digital transformation of enterprises. He also explains the importance of identifying the purpose and operations of an API and properly defining the scope through the ALIGN, DEFINE, and DESIGN approach and how the top-down or bottom-up organizational approaches work on digital transformation.