API Resilience Presented by SmartBear Developer Advocate at WeAreDevelopers World Congress

SOMERVILLE, Mass. and BATH, England - July 2, 2025 - Yousaf Nabi, Developer Advocate at SmartBear, a leading provider of software quality and visibility solutions, is presenting, “Lessons from Our API Past: Evolving to a Resilient API Future,” at WeAreDevelopers World Congress, taking place on July 9-11, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. SmartBear is also exhibiting in booth number 25/6. In its 10th year, WeAreDevelopers World Congress is the largest gathering of software innovators, tech leaders, and decision-makers who are shaping the future of AI-powered technology. 

WHAT & WHEN: SmartBear at WeAreDevelopers World Congress:  

• Yousaf Nabi Presenting, “Lessons from Our API Past: Evolving to a Resilient API Future,” Friday, July 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. CEST  
• SmartBear is exhibiting in Hall 2, Booth Number 25/6, July 10, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and July 11, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. CEST   

WHERE: Messe Berlin, South Entrance & CityCube, Jafféstrasse, 14055 Berlin, Germany 

Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen massive innovation, but also critical failures – single points of failure, brittle integrations, and cascading outages that have disrupted millions. How can we ensure that our APIs are evolvable, maintainable, and resilient in an increasingly complex landscape? 

Yousaf explores the lessons history has taught us about API failures, emphasizing the increasing complexity brought on by cloud computing, distributed systems, and microservices. He highlights the critical role of API specifications like OpenAPI and AsyncAPI in bridging design, implementation, and governance, and explains how contract testing tools such as Pact and API Hub for Contract Testing (formerly PactFlow) enable safe API evolution and long-term stability. As interconnected systems grow, human-driven development becomes more vital than ever.  

Yousaf also introduces the rise of agentic workflows and AI-powered API automation, where emerging specifications like Arazzo help compose deterministic, API-first workflows that orchestrate complex interactions. By applying these insights, we can build resilient APIs that support evolving integrations and lay the foundation for an AI-ready future. 

Yousaf works on the Developer Relations team at SmartBear as Developer Advocate. He started his career in 2007 and has worked across several industries. He can often be found helping users navigate their way around open source communities, spreading API technical knowledge wherever he goes. 

For more information on WeAreDevelopers World Congress, go to: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress