Conquer the API Rainbow Road Level with these Dev “Cheat Codes”

The text discusses five "cheat codes" to improve the development of APIs, addressing common hazards such as lack of specs and poor developer experience. These cheat codes include design-first approach with AI assistance, generating API code from specs, using spec-driven mocks, developing locally while testing remotely, and creating production-like dev environments. The author also introduces Blackbird, an API development platform that utilizes these strategies to improve the quality of APIs.