Jesscia Lam was the Chief Architect and VP Engineering at LoungeBuddy, which was acquired by American Express. At LoungeBuddy she designed their APIs, many of which continue to be in use today.

As a CTO, architect and engineering lead at multiple companies, Jessica shares her experience on how to build products to be more resilient, why error handling is so important and how to treat internal APIs vs. external APIs. Specifically, we cover:
• APIs are Concise Units of Value
• Don’t Treat Internal APIs Differently
• Simplify New APIs with a Traffic Controller
• Build in Good Error Handling
• Follow the 80-20 Rule for Testing
• Minimize Technical Debt and Move Quickly

7. Architectural Best Practices with LoungeBuddy/AmEx

Tyler Jewell, VC at Dell Technologies Capital and ex-CEO of API Platform company WS02, gives his perspectives on investing in developer-first companies, what single trait most successful companies share, why developer joy is important and many more.

Specifically, we cover: 
• A Trillion Dollar Ecosystem
• Open Source Project Experience is Key
• Different Metrics are required for Cloud vs On-Prem
• You Should be Continuously Building Relationships
• What are Authentic Developer Experiences
• Why Aim for Emotional Dev Responses
• Dev Tools Cycle Every 15 Years
• APIs Disrupt Brick & Mortars Like GameStop
• Plaid Wanted Out
• Contracts Beat Pay As You Go

7. Architectural Best Practices with LoungeBuddy/AmEx

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