Balázs Varga
@balzsvarga.bsky.social
Chief Technology Officer | Innovation | Strategic Planning | Governance | Team Leadership | Project Management | Kotlin | Swift | Agile | Cross-Functional Collaboration
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March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Remember:
• Keep it simple
• Keep it consistent
• Keep your developers sane
That’s how you build APIs that last.
• Keep it simple
• Keep it consistent
• Keep your developers sane
That’s how you build APIs that last.
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Remember:
• Keep it simple
• Keep it consistent
• Keep your developers sane
That’s how you build APIs that last.
• Keep it simple
• Keep it consistent
• Keep your developers sane
That’s how you build APIs that last.
The equation is simple:
Developer happiness > Architectural elegance
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The equation is simple:
Developer happiness > Architectural elegance
No amount of architectural elegance will save an API that developers hate using.
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
No amount of architectural elegance will save an API that developers hate using.
Here’s the truth:
If your API makes a developer say “Wait, what?” - you’ve already lost them.
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Here’s the truth:
If your API makes a developer say “Wait, what?” - you’ve already lost them.
But as an architect, I’m tempted by:
• Maximum flexibility
• Future extensibility
• Edge case handling
• Clever solutions
• “Elegant” design
• Maximum flexibility
• Future extensibility
• Edge case handling
• Clever solutions
• “Elegant” design
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
But as an architect, I’m tempted by:
• Maximum flexibility
• Future extensibility
• Edge case handling
• Clever solutions
• “Elegant” design
• Maximum flexibility
• Future extensibility
• Edge case handling
• Clever solutions
• “Elegant” design
As a developer, I want:
• Predictable responses
• Type consistency
• Clear docs
• Easy integration
• Fast debugging
• Predictable responses
• Type consistency
• Clear docs
• Easy integration
• Fast debugging
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
As a developer, I want:
• Predictable responses
• Type consistency
• Clear docs
• Easy integration
• Fast debugging
• Predictable responses
• Type consistency
• Clear docs
• Easy integration
• Fast debugging
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February 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Keep it:
• Consistent
• Simple
• Predictable
Your developers will thank you.
• Consistent
• Simple
• Predictable
Your developers will thank you.
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Keep it:
• Consistent
• Simple
• Predictable
Your developers will thank you.
• Consistent
• Simple
• Predictable
Your developers will thank you.
Because the moment a developer says:
“Wait, why is this different now?”
You’ve already lost them.
You’ve already lost them.
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Because the moment a developer says:
“Wait, why is this different now?”
You’ve already lost them.
You’ve already lost them.
Remember this equation:
Predictability > Cleverness
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Remember this equation:
Predictability > Cleverness
Here’s the hard truth:
While polymorphism sounds great in architecture meetings, inconsistency kills developer productivity.
While polymorphism sounds great in architecture meetings, inconsistency kills developer productivity.
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Here’s the hard truth:
While polymorphism sounds great in architecture meetings, inconsistency kills developer productivity.
While polymorphism sounds great in architecture meetings, inconsistency kills developer productivity.
Result?
• Extra error handling
• Longer integration time
• Debugging nightmares
• Frustrated developers
• Lost trust
• Extra error handling
• Longer integration time
• Debugging nightmares
• Frustrated developers
• Lost trust
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Result?
• Extra error handling
• Longer integration time
• Debugging nightmares
• Frustrated developers
• Lost trust
• Extra error handling
• Longer integration time
• Debugging nightmares
• Frustrated developers
• Lost trust
Scenario 2:
Same API, but now author is:
• Sometimes a string
• Sometimes an object
• Sometimes… who knows? 🤷♂️
• Sometimes a string
• Sometimes an object
• Sometimes… who knows? 🤷♂️
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Scenario 2:
Same API, but now author is:
• Sometimes a string
• Sometimes an object
• Sometimes… who knows? 🤷♂️
• Sometimes a string
• Sometimes an object
• Sometimes… who knows? 🤷♂️
Scenario 1:
• Call an API, author field returns a string.
• Simple. Predictable. Clean.
• 3 lines of code and you’re done.
• Call an API, author field returns a string.
• Simple. Predictable. Clean.
• 3 lines of code and you’re done.
February 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Scenario 1:
• Call an API, author field returns a string.
• Simple. Predictable. Clean.
• 3 lines of code and you’re done.
• Call an API, author field returns a string.
• Simple. Predictable. Clean.
• 3 lines of code and you’re done.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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If you could fix ONE thing in Mobile Development, what would it be?
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
If you could fix ONE thing in Mobile Development, what would it be?
The teams that solve this win big.
The ones that don’t keep falling behind.
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The teams that solve this win big.
The ones that don’t keep falling behind.
Sound boring?
That’s exactly why most companies ignore it. And exactly why it’s such a massive opportunity.
That’s exactly why most companies ignore it. And exactly why it’s such a massive opportunity.
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Sound boring?
That’s exactly why most companies ignore it. And exactly why it’s such a massive opportunity.
That’s exactly why most companies ignore it. And exactly why it’s such a massive opportunity.
1. Strict dependency governance
2. Regular maintenance sprints
3. Automated compatibility checks
4. Version control strategies
5. Clear upgrade paths
2. Regular maintenance sprints
3. Automated compatibility checks
4. Version control strategies
5. Clear upgrade paths
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
1. Strict dependency governance
2. Regular maintenance sprints
3. Automated compatibility checks
4. Version control strategies
5. Clear upgrade paths
2. Regular maintenance sprints
3. Automated compatibility checks
4. Version control strategies
5. Clear upgrade paths
The solution isn’t sexy.
But it’s necessary:
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The solution isn’t sexy.
But it’s necessary: