Bill Doerrfeld

Tech Journalist / API Thought Leader

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My writing has been featured on the following blogs. Click to view my author profiles.

Personal Blog

Overviews of past consulting projects I've performed

Bill Doerrfeld Personal Blog

By Bill Doerrfeld 01 Dec, 2020
A review of some simple projects I made that use open geo APIs to power simple websites to return quick celestial data.
PDF Generator API Is Now Live on Product Hunt
By Bill Doerrfeld 04 Jun, 2020
Here's my review of PDF Generator API, hunted by yours truly on Product Hunt. It's a well-crafted template builder and API for automating PDF generation. Excited to see what developers think of it!
By Website Editor 10 May, 2020
I was recently tasked to audit the Developer Experience of the Authenticating.com APIs , a suite of low code APIs for developers to add trust and safety to their applications. My goal was to provide actionable insights to improve the DX and marketability of the service. The project culminated in a 14 page report and 1-1 consultation. Overall, though I found developer experience hangups with Authenticating.com, the core service has strong market potential. Certain API design incongruities were found while testing. Certain API calls didn't match documentation in practice. Error handling was inconsistent. No sandbox existed, no developer account dashboard was live, and doc design looked like a basic template. I also found endpoint naming inconsistencies, and other style issues. My recommendations included standardizing API design and style elements, and improving documentation to be more explicit for more use cases and circumstances. I recommended adding an OpenAPI specification as a source of truth, and a sandbox for API testing.
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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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