1 year ago

What does the term “developer portal” bring to mind? For most software engineers, it evokes an external-facing knowledge base aimed at third-party software engineers who consume your APIs. However, recently, a different kind of developer portal has emerged: the internal developer portal.

The goal of a developer portal, according to Gartner, is to “increase developer productivity, along with reducing the cognitive load.” In this post, we’ll dive deeper into the pain points solved by internal developer portals and also unpack the solution landscape.