LF_APIStrat17_Supporting SDKs in 7 Different Programming Languages While Maintaining Sanity
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Elmer Thomas from SendGrid discusses the challenges of maintaining SDKs in seven programming languages, which collectively handle billions of emails. He emphasizes the need for automation and community collaboration in developing documentation, integration tests, and examples. The document highlights the balance between general needs and specific technical requirements.
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LF_APIStrat17_Supporting SDKs in 7 Different Programming Languages While Maintaining Sanity
- 2. Supporting SDKs in 7 Different Programming Languages While Maintaining Sanity Elmer Thomas, SendGrid
- 3. Who is this guy?
- 4. Septalingual Member of the Maintainerati (obviously)
- 5. The Core Client SDKs • Python • PHP • C# • Ruby • Node.js • Java • Go BILLIONS of emails flow through these SDKs every month. No pressure.
- 6. My face at the prospect of this challenge
- 7. - Me “To automate or not to automate?
- 8. YES • General Docs • Integration Tests • Examples • Low Level Code • CLA • Swag • API calls to SendGrid NO • HTTP Client • Helpers • Getting Started Docs • Use Case Docs • Unit Tests
- 10. - Me “How do we do all the things?