Developer Platform Design

Developer Experience Principles

1. Time to first API call < 5 minutes. If it takes longer, your onboarding is broken.
2. Show, don't describe. Code examples beat paragraphs.
3. Copy-paste ready. Every code example should work when pasted.
4. Error messages are documentation. Include fix suggestions in error output.
5. Don't require signup to explore. Show docs publicly.

Documentation

• Quick start guide on the homepage.
• Interactive API explorer (try-it-now).
• Code examples in multiple languages.
• Changelog with clear breaking change indicators.
• Status page linked from docs.