Open Source and Inner Source for APIs
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Argues that applying open source practices to commercial APIs speeds delivery and hiring but requires API-specific tooling and processes, not just code workflows. Workshops compare SourceForge and GitHub-era lessons and show discoverability, 2,000 lines of changes in an OpenAPI diff, and lack of runnable back ends as real obstacles. Describes using Postman, Optics and CI/CD-driven mocks and contract checks to accept outside contributions, and reports most technical gaps are solved while cultural buy-in remains.
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