Bill Doerrfeld

Tech journalist. Edits @NordicAPIs, the API blog. Writes for @InfoWorld @CIOonline @TheLeadDev @thenewstack. Content & consulting for tech companies.

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Join us in Stockholm to talk agentic AI and APIs! Super early bird registration for @NordicAPIs summit is open. 😎

🎟️ tickets: https://t.co/9J2S4I5nSN
🎤 speak: https://t.co/oHK9Vh3agb

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When do you call it quits?

Real software leaders know you can't have endless innovation without also knowing when to cancel unviable projects.

My latest DirectorPlus via @TheLeadDev:

https://t.co/I2cItIJjZS

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MCP is a force multiplier for context engineering.

See my latest @InfoWorld feature for more... context. Hehe.

https://t.co/Z53dOLxoyr

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What's wrong with API keys? Well, they're long-lived, leaked constantly, easily reused by hackers, rarely cycled, and usually provide overpermissioned access. @nordicapis
https://t.co/F5I3kVVs60

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My takeaways from last week's apidays New York:
https://t.co/pZOAq9v62K

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Well, @APIdaysGlobal NYC 2026 is a wrap! The most obvious focus this year? Agents. APIs are a form of context for agentic AI, and there are emerging tactics for setting them up for success.

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Had a blast MC'ing some sessions at apidays NYC this week! Conference wrap-up post to come.

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In NYC for @APIdaysGlobal this week!

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95% faster seller prep time.
16% better attainment.
$2.7 million in new sales opportunities.
1,700 hours saved.

My latest for @CIOonline features real results from CIOs actively deploying AI agents to accelerate sales and revenue workflows.

https://t.co/ry2KXipg2x

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My latest for @InfoWorld looks at the downsides of hastily bolting AI onto existing products, and what to do instead.
https://t.co/GKvIQcxMi0

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Excited to share that I’ll be at @APIdaysGlobal NYC next week! I'll be helping MC tracks across both days. Who's gonna be around?
https://t.co/wgAZDe5M01

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Cloudflare rebuilt Next.js over a weekend using agentic coding.

As CTO @dok2001 says, "This kind of reinvents the factory floor."

My latest DirectorPlus edition now live on @TheLeadDev:

https://t.co/Z6Xw2Qnsab

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I have to agree with @elonmusk on this one. @waybackmachine clearly preserves OpenAI's original publicly-stated goal from 2015 as a "non-profit" "benefiting humanity as a whole." Put the $ back into the charity. 👏

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@paulg It's a pretty exciting tech hub, too. We've been growing @nordicapis's yearly summit here and the community is great.

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@travisspencer @InfoWorld I love that. Good for critical thinking and inspiration! Some of the best tech founders I've talked with have the most diverse experience in different domains too.

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Enterprise-grade AI agents require a new form of systems thinking. My latest for @InfoWorld explores the emerging best practices for building agentic systems.
https://t.co/tKnMTEJHq3

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Does anyone have any good stories or data of AI creating *more* jobs than it's taking away? Or examples of net-positive talent redistributions in software engineering?

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Just dropped in @InfoWorld: “Best practices for building agentic systems”

A must-read for anyone building enterprise-grade AI agents.

@Airrived_ai CEO @AnuragGurtu nails it:

“Building agentic systems requires a fundamentally new architecture — one designed for autonomy, not just automation. Agents need a runtime, a brain, hands, memory, and guardrails.”

Big thanks to @DoerrfeldBill for the ink & excellent piece. 👏

https://t.co/TukGyieAIx

#AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI #MultiAgentSystems #AgenticOS

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Today I look into ING Bank's journey developing a custom-made service mesh to manage its 2k microservices portfolio.

We covered their API-first transition on @nordicapis in 2017, so it's pretty cool to see the journey coming full-circle after 9 years.

https://t.co/tfSPzVOvxu

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Throwing AI everywhere can be such an unnecessary waste and UX toll. Especially for simple, codified, and repeatable features.

I actually have a feature story coming out on this very topic soon... 👀

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I hate AI when it's like this:

Notion used to have a one-click way to turn text into a quote. They removed this and now I have... AI

So instead of sub-500ms, it now takes 10+ seconds to turn selected text into a quote (type out the prompt, then wait ~4 seconds)

So backwards...