Portfolio
My portfolio of Public speaking, Conference talks,
Company blog posts and More
Company blog posts and More
Company Blog Posts
Examining use cases for asynchronous APIs: webhooks and WebSockets, Postman Blog
Serverless architecture and the feasibility of serverless APIs, Postman Blog
How to choose HTTP or gRPC for your next API, Postman Blog
Using AI tools like ChatGPT to control IoT lights, Postman Blog
When and How to Use JSON Serialization in Postman, Postman Blog
The Postman CLI vs. Newman: choose the right tool for you, Postman Blog
How We Built It: gRPC Support, Postman Blog
Next-Level Automation Tricks for Newman, Postman Blog
Examining Decentralized Social Networks, Stream Blog
Building a Performant API using Go and Cassandra, Stream Blog
Android example Photo Sharing app, Stream Blog
Best Practices for Instagram-style Feeds, Stream Blog
Example Go service for a Photo-Sharing App, Stream Blog
Go client library for Feeds and Activities (beta), Stream Blog
Conferences and Events that were not recorded:
InfoBip & Postman, US Tour (Denver & Boulder CO events), May 2022, in-person
OpenText Conference, Keynote speaker, Oct 2022, in-person
Hacking with the Homies, February 2023, in-person
Game Developer Conference 2023, After-party Meetup, March 2023, in-person
Agile Testing Days US, May 2023, in-person
CircleCityCon, June 2023, remote
Denver Dev Day, June 2023, in-person
Sentry & Postman meetup, Aug 2023, in-person
All Things Open, Oct 2023, in-person
Web Unleashed, Oct 2023, remote
Older Presentations: https://iandouglas.com/presentations/
Conference Talks
API Contract Testing in Postman; API Specifications Conference, Oct 2022
30 minute talk
Building and Testing gRPC APIs in Postman; gRPC Conf, Sept 2023
30 minute talk
mirrored on Google's primary gRPC channel as well
Comparing REST, Async APIs and gRPC; API Days London, Sept 2023
15 minute talk, very compressed version
Automating Postman; "NE Bytes" remote UK-based Meetup, April 2023
35 minute workshop/demo
Building Mock Servers for REST and GraphQL APIs; KWSQA Webinar, Dec 2022
60 minute workshop
Comparing REST, Async APIs and gRPC; Python Web Conference, July 2023
45 minute version of my API architecture talk
APIs are for Non-Developers, too! API Days Dubai, July 2022
25 minute talk
Increasing Team Productivity with Mock Servers, API Days Dubai, July 2022
50 minute workshop
Securing your API with Contract Testing; APIsecure, API Days Global, March 2023
40 minute talk and Q&A
Webinars and Training Workshops
API Contract Testing; Postman Intergalactic webinar, Aug 2022
90 minute session
Intro to Postman for Developers; Postman Intergalactic webinar, May 2023
90 minute session
Collaboration and Governance for API Teams; Postman Intergalactic webinar, Jan 2023
90 minute session
API Lifecycle: Build and Test an API in Postman; Postman Intergalactic webinar, May 2022
90 minute session
API Performance Testing; Postman livestream, Aug 2023
60 minute session
APIs: the gateway to tech jobs; Postman live stream, July 2023
90 minute session
Testing and Developing gRPC APIs in Postman; Postman Intergalactic webinar, Oct 2023
90 minute session, discussed testing methods for gRPC APIs within Postman
Finding the right API for a project; guest on Postman Student live stream, Nov 2022
guest speaking spot; 60 minute session
Introduction to API Security; Postman Intergalactic webinar, July 2023
90 minute session, acted as facilitator and interviewer
OpenAPI 3: From Idea to Implementation; Postman live stream, Jan 2023
90 minute session
Building Mock Servers in Postman; Postman live stream, March 2023
90 minute workshop/demo
Slaying Monsters in D&D with Postman and .NET; Postman live stream, Feb 2023
90 minute session with Sam Wronski
Hacking the Home; Postman live stream, Feb 2022
90 minute session, working with Postman in a surprise technical challenge to control IoT lights
How We Built It: Flows; Postman live stream June 2022
60 minute interview-style technical deep dive on how the team built a new product in Postman
Automating Analytics with Postman and Google APIs; Postman livestream, Aug 2023
90 minute session, part 2 of 3
Celebrating Star Wars Day with JavaScript and IoT Lights; Postman live stream, May 4, 2023
90 minute session
Webhooks and Event-Driven APIs with PayPal and Postman; Postman live stream, May 2022
90 minute session with Swapnil Sapar
Casual Live Streams about Postman, Career Development, and Interview Preparation
Postman and Interview Prep; Nick Taylor live stream, July 2022
Guest speaker; discussed some work at Postman and my career coaching and interview prep work.
Using FusionAuth in Postman; personal live stream, July 2022
90 minute session working through a technical challenge to implement FusionAuth with Dan Moore
Overcoming Interview Anxiety, Career Therapy Podcast, Sept 2021
Guest speaker
Tech Interview Prep with Taylor Dorsett, Part 1/2, April 2022
My thoughts on technical interviewing
Tech Challenge, with Taylor Dorsett, Part 2/2, April 2022
I gave Taylor a technical challenge and walked him through the solution
Teach Jenn Tech, APIs and Postman; April 2023
Guest speaker. 2-hour technical training session discussing the nature of APIs and how they work in every day technology.
Teach Jenn Tech, Comparing Python and JavaScript and other programming ideas; Aug 2022
Guest speaker, 75 minute session
Tech Interview Prep with Rizèl Scarlett from GitHub; Mar 2022
100 minute session
What is Developer Relations; panel discussion, Mar 2022
100 minute session with Christina Monti, Wesley Faulkner, Danny Ramos and Lily Kerns
Introdocution to Software Testing; Scrimba Podcast, June 2022
Guest speaker, 60 minute session
Expert Guide to Tech Interviews, Scrimba Audio Podcast, Apr 2022
50 minute audio session
This Is How You Onboard: Actionable Tips for Developers On a New Job; Scrimba Audio Podcast, July 2023
60 minute session