Bill Doerrfeld

Tech Journalist & Editor

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My article about PostgreSQL is live on LeadDev

By Bill Doerrfeld • 04 May, 2024
PostgreSQL is the database that quietly ate the world. Due to its simple and permissive license, community backing, and extensibility, PostgreSQL has silently found itself at the center of modern software development. I'm excited to share my new post on LeadDev that looks at the ubiquity of PostgreSQL, its history of slow and steady improvements, and why the community loves it so. I was surprised to see such positive responses from everyone I spoke with. I also like shining a light on a stable, open-source community project that's just been doing its thing for years. And years. And years... Thanks a lot to everyone who connected with me on this one! I'm looking forward to diving into areas like WebAssembly and open source AI in future articles for this presence. If you happen to have ideas or leads in those areas, feel free to reach out .

Thank You Apidays NYC 2024!

By Bill Doerrfeld • 04 May, 2024
I was grateful to Apidays NYC for having me chat a bit on Day 2 about the types of trends we're noticing and covering on Nordic APIs . Had a great time sharing with you all! Mehdi Medjaoui and I discussed the role of AI in APIs, the need for heightened governance amid API ubiquity, the unbundling of API management, new design styles, and plenty of other topics. And yes, we made sure there was a crackling fire on the screen for our 'fireside chat.' 🔥😂 Here are some links to the resources I mentioned in our interview — basically an onboarding to Nordic APIs if you're unfamiliar with what we're up to. Blog Nordic APIs, supported by Curity , publishes thought pieces about the API economy every week. Check it out here . 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 If you want to keep up-to-date with API news and tips, follow the newsletter here . 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 If you have an API story to share and would like to write for the blog, we welcome submissions from the API community! Information on contributing is here . 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Nordic APIs is hosting a couple of yearly summits: the Platform Summit in Stockholm and the Austin API Summit in Austin, Texas. Registration for the next event, The Platform Summit, October 7-9, is now open . 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 Nordic APIs has a rolling call for speakers for our events. The submission form is here .

Call for speakers open for Platform Summit 2024

By Bill Doerrfeld • 23 Apr, 2024
I'm getting excited for this year's Platform Summit , to be held October 7-9 2024. Speaker submissions are now open! For those unaware, the Platform Summit is Nordic APIs' flagship API conference. Every year, we collect some of the brightest minds in the API industry for an intimate summit to discuss how to create top-tier API platforms. The event is now in its 7th year. I'm helping review submissions for the event and we've already got some great submissions. But, we'd love to feature more API case studies and welcome newcomers. Talk submission details are here . I'm also happy to chat if anyone would like to learn more or suggest topic ideas. Feel free to reach out on my contact page . Here's a playlist of sessions from Platform Summit 2023:
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Clients

In addition to the above blogs, I've consulted and generated content for...

Maggie Miller, Director, Content Marketing, Informa Tech (Previously):

"I engaged Bill to develop content for one of my largest and most challenging projects in the IoT (Internet of Things) space. He was never daunted by the challenge, working with little direction, and always willing to edit until the content was perfect. I thought his writing was fresh, engaging, and audience specific. One of his outlines for an eBook was so impressive our company now uses it as the “gold standard” for future outlines. I would highly recommend Bill as a tech writer and journalist."

Vassili van der Mersch, Chief Architect, Oxygis

"I worked as a writer for Nordic APIs where Bill is the editor in chief. It was a real pleasure working with him. He is an experienced writer and editor with deep knowledge of the API space and a knack for helping authors deliver great content on a regular basis. I can only hope to work with him again in the future!"

Robert Crawford, Principal R&D Engineer, PepsiCo

"I engaged Bill Doerrfeld to perform a technology sprint in the area of emotion recognition. Bill was very thorough in his approach, asking the right kinds of questions to fully understand my needs and expectations. I was very impressed with how Bill was able to gain access and speak to many different leaders in the industry, translate his findings for easy explanations and offer unique perspectives tailored to my wants. He kept me updated on his progress in a timely manner and his output was well written and organized. On top of his work, he was very personable, friendly and a pleasure to work with. I enjoyed working with Bill and learned a lot from him. I hope to have the fortune of working together in the future.!"

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