APIs as Product Designing for Reuse
APIs as Product Designing for Reuse Across teams, APIs are often built to solve a single need and then left alone. When the same API is copied or patched for different teams, trouble follows: inconsistent behavior, extra maintenance, and longer delivery times. Treating APIs as products changes that. Each API becomes a shared surface with a clear owner, a defined contract, and a plan for growth. The goal is reuse: fewer one-off integrations, more predictable behavior, faster work for new services. ...