Most teams wouldn’t ship code without linting, formatting, or static analysis—but API definitions are often treated as “just documentation.” The result is inconsistent designs, hidden breaking changes, and security gaps that only surface in production.

API governance is often reduced to guidelines and reviews, but those don’t scale. Standards drift, reviews become subjective, and issues slip through as teams and APIs grow.

This session explores how API linting fills that gap. We’ll look at why linting is foundational to effective API governance, how it compares to code linting, and how tools like Spectral, oasdiff, and Azure API Center help teams enforce standards, catch breaking changes early, and keep APIs consistent as they evolve.

You’ll leave with practical ideas for turning API governance from guidance into enforceable guardrails, with demos you can use to get started right away!

This session includes available demos written using the latest .NET technologies, but the lessons are applicable to any tech stack (And can be changed if desired for the event!)