How to Use OpenAPI for Secure and Robust API Integration

Michael Bogan
Level Up Coding
Published in
6 min readOct 26, 2021

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Standards are awesome.

What kind of world would this be if programming languages allowed () and [] and {} to be used interchangeably or even mixed together? Chaos would ensue.

What if the port on the side of your computer was simply a jumble of loose wires and contacts, waiting for you to find the right combination of connections to power up your webcam? Thank goodness for the USB standard.

APIs need standards, too. Building your application on top of unpredictable and unreliable…

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25 years of startups, products, and software architecture. Currently run DevSpotlight — tech content for tech companies. michael@devspotlight.com.