Welcome! We’re excited to have you join us for 5 days of API-focused learning, inspiration and networking at the world’s largest API conference & expo. Discover the Power of the API-Driven Economy at API World 2017!
James Lewis and Martin Fowler’s landmark 2014 blog post on microservices noted the popularity of HTTP-based Web APIs in microservice implementations. As microservice architecture has evolved, other messaging protocols and metadata formats have gained increasing adoption along with RESTful APIs. Join this session to hear from a panel of experts on how protocols like gRPC, GraphQL, and Apache Kafka are being used to help organizations fine tune their microservices.
Matt works with organizations around the world, helping them to improve the speed and scale of their software delivery through the use of APIs and microservices. He leads the API Academy for CA Technologies, and is the co-author of the O'Reilly books Microservice Architecture and... Read More →
Fran is the founder of the AsyncAPI Initiative. He’s a software engineer with a strong focus on event-driven APIs and microservices. In his spare time, he enjoys playing beach volleyball, kayaking, and stand-up paddle surf._x000D_
Director of Technology / Principal Developer, Hootsuite
Mike has been working in the software industry for over 25 years. After completing his M.Sc. in CS, he founded and later sold The Network Software Group. He wrote and open-sourced the SNACC ASN.1 compiler in 1993. Loves to chat about system architecture, distributed systems, IDLs... Read More →