A User-First Approach to APIs - WordCamp Philly 2015

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1. A User-First
   Approach to APIs
   Helen Hou-Sandí · WordCamp Philly 2015
   @helenhousandi
   

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   What’s a user?
   

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   What’s an API?
   

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   UI UX
   

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   DUX UX
   

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   APIs should not
   encourage bad UX.
   

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   APIs should not
   encourage bad UX.
   

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   APIs should encourage
   and enable good UX.
   

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   Security as
   user experience.
   

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11. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    So let’s rewrite the
    Settings API!
    

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12. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    Good experiences
    need to be
    consistent experiences.
    

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13. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    Admin Pattern Library
    

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14. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    Fields API (?!)
    

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22. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    Fields API.
    

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    Data is not generic.
    

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24. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    The future of
    (fields in)
    WordPress.
    

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25. @helenhousandi ·#wcphilly
    &
    Q A
    

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