Daniel Kocot

From APIs to Capabilities Designing for What Platforms Can Do

Moving from #APIs to #capabilities open.substack.com/pub/architec...

“API is solved. We bought a platform.”
This is the great API illusion. Platforms are not strategy. APIs remain the foundation for speed, ecosystems and AI.
New essay: architecturalbytes.substack.com/p/api-is-sol...
Are APIs solved or just shelved?

Beyond MCP How Capability, Ecosystem, and Systems Thinking Deliver Real Strategic Value

Just published: “Beyond MCP"
I dive into Capability Thinking, Ecosystem Thinking, and Systems Thinking.
How do you future-proof your APIs for real adaptability?

Full post here: architecturalbytes.substack.com/p/beyond-mcp

#API #Ecosystem #Platforms #CapabilityThinking #SystemsThinking

You don’t need more APIs — you need the right ones to solve real business problems.
My colleague Miri and I finally wrote down our take on API Thinking after years of fieldwork.
🔗 www.codecentric.de/en/knowledge...

JavaLand 2025 was a blast! 🚀 Miriam & I talked OpenAPI & RESTful APIs. Shout-out to @jaapcoomans.nl for a great talk on contract-first API testing with Quarkus – awesome demo of real dev enablement! 💥

Standards in Software Engineering – Navigating the Maze Standards are vital for building interoperable systems, yet managing them requires strategic enablement.

Mirko Novakovic's linkedin post about 'Open Telemetry is not easy' made me think about some things and apply them to the world of APIs.
This reflection has led to a new blog post.
https://bit.ly/49N3puo

Charge your APIs Volume 36 - Trends for 2025 Discover key API trends for 2025, focusing on developer needs, productivity, and evolving technologies in architecture, data, and integration.

As the year draws to a close, I have finally had the time to put together a final post for this year on the codecentric blog. https://bit.ly/3BwrcCc

This Wednesday at apidays I will take a look at the second iteration of the Federated API Management Specification Framework idea. Because Federated API Management is not just about tools. We also look at things from a socio-technical perspective. So be sure to join us at 11:35 in Aubépine 3!