Mike Amundsen
@mamund.bsky.social
Working to improve the quality and usability of information on the Web with APIs, Microservices, and Digital Transformation
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Mike Amundsen
@mamund.bsky.social
· Sep 23
The Hypermedia Commons We Missed
It’s time to ask: do we want a plantation of transactions, or a living commons of creativity?
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What kind of web do we want to leave behind: human or machine?
In a new piece I reflect on an alternate universe of hypermedia imagined by four pioneers:
* Paul Otlet
* Ted Nelson
* Wendy Hall
* Leonard Richardson
Read the full essay: b.mamund.com/42EZ8a9
In a new piece I reflect on an alternate universe of hypermedia imagined by four pioneers:
* Paul Otlet
* Ted Nelson
* Wendy Hall
* Leonard Richardson
Read the full essay: b.mamund.com/42EZ8a9
"The forest will always be larger than any beam of light we bring into it.”
Good API design is less about exposing everything and more about helping people navigate to their chosen location.
See the full article here: mamund.substack.com/p/the-flas
Good API design is less about exposing everything and more about helping people navigate to their chosen location.
See the full article here: mamund.substack.com/p/the-flas
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"The forest will always be larger than any beam of light we bring into it.”
Good API design is less about exposing everything and more about helping people navigate to their chosen location.
See the full article here: mamund.substack.com/p/the-flas
Good API design is less about exposing everything and more about helping people navigate to their chosen location.
See the full article here: mamund.substack.com/p/the-flas
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Turn AI into your API co-developer!🤖
Join Mike Amundsen to learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can help design APIs, produce structured documentation, automate tests, & speed up development workflows in this workshop.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80
🎟️ :arcofai.com
Join Mike Amundsen to learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can help design APIs, produce structured documentation, automate tests, & speed up development workflows in this workshop.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80
🎟️ :arcofai.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Turn AI into your API co-developer!🤖
Join Mike Amundsen to learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can help design APIs, produce structured documentation, automate tests, & speed up development workflows in this workshop.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80
🎟️ :arcofai.com
Join Mike Amundsen to learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can help design APIs, produce structured documentation, automate tests, & speed up development workflows in this workshop.
ps://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.arcofai.com/speaker/dcf2c48d9dd14d7ea46fbc484c381d80
🎟️ :arcofai.com
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack : NPR
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack : NPR
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Language does not lead to intelligence; intelligence leads to language.
Animals plan, adapt, and solve problems without words, and human infants do the same long before speech appears.
We should not expect AGI to emerge from language, but from intelligence that can use language.
#agi #genAI
Animals plan, adapt, and solve problems without words, and human infants do the same long before speech appears.
We should not expect AGI to emerge from language, but from intelligence that can use language.
#agi #genAI
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Api Versioning - A deep dive | by Irina Scurtu
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#apis #apidesign #programming #versioning
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#apis #apidesign #programming #versioning
Api Versioning - A deep dive
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Api Versioning - A deep dive | by Irina Scurtu
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#apis #apidesign #programming #versioning
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#apis #apidesign #programming #versioning
solid insights from the trenches from Jesse Amundsen:
jesseamundsen.github.io/2025-11-30-m...
"It turned out that my relentless pursuit of automation and the creation of software that offloaded my efforts didn’t end my job, it just changed it."
#data #api #ai
jesseamundsen.github.io/2025-11-30-m...
"It turned out that my relentless pursuit of automation and the creation of software that offloaded my efforts didn’t end my job, it just changed it."
#data #api #ai
Continually making myself obsolete didn't work | Jesse Amundsen
I used to joke that my job was to continually make myself obsolete. In the current atmosphere of anxiety surrounding the threat posed by AI to job security, that old quip now sounds like an odd positi...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
solid insights from the trenches from Jesse Amundsen:
jesseamundsen.github.io/2025-11-30-m...
"It turned out that my relentless pursuit of automation and the creation of software that offloaded my efforts didn’t end my job, it just changed it."
#data #api #ai
jesseamundsen.github.io/2025-11-30-m...
"It turned out that my relentless pursuit of automation and the creation of software that offloaded my efforts didn’t end my job, it just changed it."
#data #api #ai
At Cincinnati airport to start my #apiDays Paris adventure (CVG-DTW-CDH). Typical weather delays at Detroit but still optimistic for my chances to arrive on time in Paris without too much drama.
#mcaTravels #api360
#mcaTravels #api360
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
At Cincinnati airport to start my #apiDays Paris adventure (CVG-DTW-CDH). Typical weather delays at Detroit but still optimistic for my chances to arrive on time in Paris without too much drama.
#mcaTravels #api360
#mcaTravels #api360
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Hey I'm gonna be in Paris all of next week if anyone is there and wants to talk digital ecosystems with me?!
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hey I'm gonna be in Paris all of next week if anyone is there and wants to talk digital ecosystems with me?!
Heading home after a great experience at #apiConf #Clearwater FL this week.
Hope to return next year.
#mcaTravels
Hope to return next year.
#mcaTravels
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Heading home after a great experience at #apiConf #Clearwater FL this week.
Hope to return next year.
#mcaTravels
Hope to return next year.
#mcaTravels
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Sale on things. Things you don’t need to survive. Things to help you kill societal anxiety. Wait a minute!
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December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sale on things. Things you don’t need to survive. Things to help you kill societal anxiety. Wait a minute!
horsesharkgames.com/store
horsesharkgames.com/store
Still a few seats available for my "Making Your APIs AI-Ready" live materclass at #apiDays Paris
Register for a 25% discount with MIKEMASTERCLASS
Hope to see you there!
b.mamund.com/4rjYVUO
#apiDesign #genAI
Register for a 25% discount with MIKEMASTERCLASS
Hope to see you there!
b.mamund.com/4rjYVUO
#apiDesign #genAI
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Still a few seats available for my "Making Your APIs AI-Ready" live materclass at #apiDays Paris
Register for a 25% discount with MIKEMASTERCLASS
Hope to see you there!
b.mamund.com/4rjYVUO
#apiDesign #genAI
Register for a 25% discount with MIKEMASTERCLASS
Hope to see you there!
b.mamund.com/4rjYVUO
#apiDesign #genAI
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Mike Amundsen
Thinking about using AI personas for user interviews?
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Thinking about using AI personas for user interviews?
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
Don’t.
Use AI to prep smarter questions, but always talk to real users.
#ProductManagement #UXResearch #AItools
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We’ve just launched our Global Digital Health Policy Dashboard, aiming to become an ecosystem view of digital health in each country. Have a look at our beta release and let us know what you think: platformable.com/blog/global-...
Introducing our Global Digital Health Policy Dashboard
Before building out a digital health go to market strategy, or embarking on a digital health initiative in any country, it is important to be able to understand the digital health policy context. The ...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We’ve just launched our Global Digital Health Policy Dashboard, aiming to become an ecosystem view of digital health in each country. Have a look at our beta release and let us know what you think: platformable.com/blog/global-...
There is still time to sign up for my Nov-11 "AI-Driven API Design" live course hosted by O'Reilly.
Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
#api360 #genAI
Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
#api360 #genAI
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There is still time to sign up for my Nov-11 "AI-Driven API Design" live course hosted by O'Reilly.
Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
#api360 #genAI
Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
#api360 #genAI
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From structured specs to real-world examples, discover how to make your API documentation readable for both humans and AI.
How to Optimize API Documentation for AI Discoverability | Nordic APIs |
Learn how to optimize API documentation for AI discoverability with structured data, examples, and other best practices.
nordicapis.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From structured specs to real-world examples, discover how to make your API documentation readable for both humans and AI.
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Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
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"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped ... and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
b.mamund.com/3KXp1fp
"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped ... and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
b.mamund.com/3KXp1fp
"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped ... and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
b.mamund.com/3KXp1fp
"Technologies like LLMs have utility, but the absurd way they've been over-hyped ... and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
Reposted by Mike Amundsen
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology https://mastodonapp.uk/@the_roamer/115395225560522922
the roamer (@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk)
GenAI and what it does to the brain.
Truly excellent "long read" article about genAI and what it does to those who come to rely on it. Well researched, with insightful quotes from thoughtful people.
Good science/tech journalism used to be like that, but on AI topics this has become rare. So much easier for the salaried writer of a mainstream paper just to follow the hype.
The author, Sophie McBain, is listed as a "freelance writer" for Guardian, Times and New Statesman. I am glad she's kept her free mind.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-technology
#brain #learning #noAI #StopTheAICorruption #SophieMcBain
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October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My O’Reilly Live Course AI-Driven API Design returns Nov 11. The last one sold out fast.
We’ll build APIs with AI as a creative partner — using small, focused “AI coaches” to turn stories into specs, docs, and prototypes.
Join me live :https://b.mamund.com/47iCrv4
#APIDesin #LLM #OReillyLive
We’ll build APIs with AI as a creative partner — using small, focused “AI coaches” to turn stories into specs, docs, and prototypes.
Join me live :https://b.mamund.com/47iCrv4
#APIDesin #LLM #OReillyLive
AI-Driven API Design
From vocabulary to documentation and testing
b.mamund.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My O’Reilly Live Course AI-Driven API Design returns Nov 11. The last one sold out fast.
We’ll build APIs with AI as a creative partner — using small, focused “AI coaches” to turn stories into specs, docs, and prototypes.
Join me live :https://b.mamund.com/47iCrv4
#APIDesin #LLM #OReillyLive
We’ll build APIs with AI as a creative partner — using small, focused “AI coaches” to turn stories into specs, docs, and prototypes.
Join me live :https://b.mamund.com/47iCrv4
#APIDesin #LLM #OReillyLive
nailed it
One day the industry will recognize the drawbacks of AI agents and nondeterministic automation, and rediscover the UNIX philosophy of chaining together small purpose built tools in a low cost and predictable way, otherwise known as shell scripts.
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
nailed it