In this session, Apigee’s Brian Mulloy will discuss the fastest way to create a concept, build a prototype and deploy a network-enabled app. You will walk away with a recipe for rapid network app development and a list of the tools and techniques to successfully get from concept to prototype in just a few days.

1. From Napkin to Network:
Rapidly Design, Prototype and Leverage Network APIs
Brian Mulloy
Apigee
@landlessness @apigee

2. Agenda
• Overview
• Ideation
• Design
• Development
• Deployment
• Demonstration
• Shopping List
• Summary

3. The world is programmable!

4. Thanks to APIs.

5. But APIs are invisible.

6. Apps are not.

26. We prototype a new app every two weeks.

27. For painting an API vision, one app is not enough.

28. Three apps is enough.

46. How to create ideas for apps for big companies?

47. Establish a guiding principle:

48. “Budget = Lifestyle

49. “Document Everything

50. “Involve Me and I Learn

51. Make a big list.

52. Bigger.

53. More is better. Don’t self-edit.

54. Until later…

55. …then narrow down based on:

56. Credibility for the brand.

57. Relevance to the customer.

58. Differentiation.

59. Dream big.

61. Explore what’s possible with existing APIs.

63. How to approach prototype design?

64. The first tool you should grab is your sketchbook.

73. How to approach prototype development?

74. Build a click-through demo.

75. Then make live API calls.

76. $.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "http://telekom-ex-
test.apigee.net/v1_1/payment/acr:xxx/transactions/amount",
dataType: 'json',
contentType: 'application/json',
headers: {
Authorization: 'ClientCredential xxxx'
},
data: …,
success: function(data) {
routie(“confirm”);
},
error: function() {
console.log('Payment API: error.');
}
});

77. data:
'{”amountTransaction":
{"endUserId":"acr:xxx","paymentAmount”
{"chargingInformation":{
"amount":"’ + amount + ’”,
"code":”xxx",
"currency":"EUR",
"description":"mwcBIKEshare rental"},
"chargingMetaData":
{"onBehalfOf":"mwcBIKEshare”,
"purchaseCategoryCode":
"Transportation"}},
"referenceCode":"REF-12345”,
"transactionOperationStatus":
"Requested",
"notifyURL":"' + notifyURL + '"}
}',

78. If the boss insists then build out the rest.

87. How to deploy prototypes on mobile devices?

88. iOS

90. Android

92. How do we see what’s happening on the app?

94. Demo

95. Shopping List
• UIStencils • Arduino
– http://www.uistencils.com/ – http://arduino.cc
• Prismacolor Pencils • NFC Tag
– http://www.prismacolor.com/ – http://tagstand.com
• Niji Roll Pencil Bag • GitHub
– http://www.amazon.com/Yasutomo- – https://github.com/
Niji-Roll-Multi-purpose-
Pouch/dp/B0027A5A9M • Apigee App Services
– http://apigee.com/docs/app_services
• Apigee API Consoles
– https://apigee.com/console • Apigee Gateway
– http://apigee.com/about/enterprise-
• Google search
capabilities
– https://www.google.com/
• TestFlight for iOS
• Adobe Creative Cloud
– https://testflightapp.com/
– http://adobe.com/creativecloud
• Zubhium for Android
• Trigger.io
– https://www.zubhium.com/
– https://trigger.io/
• Apigee Mobile Analytics
– http://apigee.com/docs/enterprise/c
ontent/what-mobile-analytics

96. Summary
• Establish a guiding principle
• Generate many ideas
• Share rough sketches for co-dreaming
• Make visual comps to convert believers
• Develop in HTML & JS
• Deploy to iOS with TestFlight
• Deploy to Android with Zubhium
• Use fun tools

97. Questions?

98. groups.google.com/group/api-craft

99. youtube.com/apigee

100. slideshare.net/apigee

101. THANK YOU
Contact us at:
@landlessness
brian@apigee.com
@apigee