Providing comprehensive API documentation plays a key part in separating the successful platforms from the rest. It has become essential for attracting developers, earning their trust, encouraging adoption and ultimately driving business growth. Here are eight reasons why the most successful companies invest in API docs. Building trust Developers rely on documentation to integrate their… Read more »
Tag: API documentation
Podcast 121: What are the skills needed for developing a developer portal?
In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at the skills needed for developing a developer portal. We also talk about our new e-learning course “Creating API documentation and developer portals”, and Google’s recommendations for the content needed on a developer portal. Transcript This is the Cherryleaf podcast. Hello and welcome to the latest… Read more »
Podcast 111: Building a developer portal using Flare – A new way to do it
For a while now, we’ve been looking at ways to import API reference content into MadCap Flare, so that we can use Flare to create a developer portal. Here’s the latest update on what we’ve learnt. Videos: Importing OpenAPI/Swagger API reference content into MadCap Flare 2021 to create a developer portal Importing API reference documentation… Read more »
Importing OpenAPI/Swagger API reference content into MadCap Flare 2021 to create a developer portal
You can use MadCap Flare to create static site HTML knowledge bases and developer portals. In this video, we show how you can import an OpenAPI/Swagger API reference file, by using the new Markdown import feature. The benefit is that all of your content can have the same “look and feel”. Here is screenshot… Read more »
What developers want from a developer portal and API documentation
We’ve created a free mini-course containing three short videos, best practice examples, and resources. To access the course, click on either the link or the image below: What developers want from a developer portal and API documentation…and how to provide it
