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Shift.
The Playbook for Event-Driven Architecture Advocacy
Great technology fails without the people to champion it. Shift is a practical guide for engineers and architects who need to do more than build, they need to convince, lead, and drive change inside their organizations. Written from the trenches of creating AsyncAPI.
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I didn't just study EDA.
I set the standard.
AsyncAPI is the open specification for event-driven APIs. I created it, grew it into an industry standard, and helped bring it under the Linux Foundation, where it continues to be maintained and adopted worldwide.
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When I first learned how AsyncAPI came to be, I knew Fran was someone I wanted to connect with and collaborate with. His deep expertise in event-driven architecture has not only shaped an industry-standard specification, but also cultivated a thriving community around it. Whenever I need to have a deep, insightful conversation about event-driven systems, Fran is the person I turn to.
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