The API platform engineering newsletter #003

The third edition of the API Platform Engineering newsletter, released on August 10, 2023, highlights the significance of API platforms for platform teams, featuring community contributions, expert insights, and advancements in automation. Eduardo Munari, a Platform Engineering Master at CI&T, discusses the value of control plane/data plane architecture, while Dr. Liam Terblanche emphasizes automation as a necessity in DevOps with practical examples and tool recommendations. The newsletter also includes a podcast episode by Saim Safder, co-founder of Cloud Native Islamabad, on reducing developers' cognitive load through platform engineering. Additionally, it outlines upcoming events, such as CloudX 2023 and a session on GitHub Actions, invites reader contributions, and offers an AMA with Sonja Chevre, a Group Product Manager at Tyk, a company that produces API management tools.