Tim Lane, Software Developer at ACME Corporation
Solving problems. Actually solving the problem for whoever's using my API. I see understanding their requests as a kind of puzzle. I love it when they give me requirements and tell me their story, and I'm able to come back with something that reflects what they need. I like learning how people who need APIs in web, mobile, or even now artificial intelligence applications, how they see APIs, data, algorithms, and other things that I can make available.
I like it when I get to produce an API, but also consume other APIs as part of the process. You have to be mindful of your dependencies, but API orchestration always makes for a really cool puzzle. Keeps me interested.
