Endpoint First vs API Schema First Debate:
Join the conversation with codecentric’s Daniel Kocot & Ambassador CEO Steve Rodda
Thursday, April 24 | 9:30 a.m. MST/4:30 p.m. CET | Live Webinar
The API development world has long been divided: Should teams start with the schema or focus on the endpoint first?
In this friendly debate, Daniel Kocot (API Schema Advocate, head of API consulting at codecentric) and Steve Rodda (Endpoint-First Champion, CEO of Ambassador) will go head-to-head to explore the benefits and trade-offs of each approach with the ultimate goal of how do we create more productivity and happier developers in the long run.
By the end of this conversation, we’ll move beyond the technical trenches and tackle the bigger picture: What are we really talking about when we debate API design methodologies? What’s all fluff? How do I apply nice ideas into tangible action for my own development team?
Save your seat now and join the discussion!
We’ll discuss:
The real-world pros and cons of Schema-First vs. Endpoint-First API design.
How different development teams prioritize speed, flexibility, and governance.
Why this debate matters beyond just developers and applying it to an enterprise strategy and API governance.
How to align API decisions with broader business and technology goals.
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Speaker
Daniel has been part of the codecentric team since October 2016. Since the beginning of 2022 as Senior Solution Architect at the Dortmund location. Starting as a consultant with a focus on application lifecycle management, his focus shifted more and more towards APIs. In addition to numerous customer projects and his involvement in the open source world around APIs, he is also a frequent speaker as Head of API Consulting.
As the CEO of Ambassador, the API innovation company, Steve Rodda is focused on delivering solutions that accelerate API development and simplify microservices management for customers. Tens of thousands of companies around the world are already using Ambassador software to develop and run their cloud infrastructure, and it’s Rodda's mission to ensure that we continue to innovate by translating our customers’ needs into products that help organizations of every size thrive in the cloud. He is also the visionary behind Ambassador's latest API development tool, Blackbird. Rodda has decades of programming and development experience and was previously the CEO of the API design company Stoplight. Prior to that, he was COO of ITSM company Cherwell Software. Rodda lives in Colorado.