Lorna Mitchell

@lornajane

API/Developer experience, TSC @openAPIspec, board member @openuk_uk, maintainer @rst2pdf. Technology addict, open source enthusiast, incurable blogger. She/her.

Huddersfield, England

Joined July 2007

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jan 23

I’ve disconnected this account from the publishing tool I was using so look out for me on other platforms in the future.

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OpenUK@openuk_uk · Jan 15

Join us today for OpenUK Digital Meetup to discuss "Self-hosting: open source tools for every day" at lunchtime between 12 and 1 PM online, hosted by @lornajane and @JamieTanna, joined by Andy Piper of @joinmastodon; @theacbramley of @Bitwarden; and @fabricemous of @Nextclouders.…

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jan 13

Calling the Yorkshire/Leeds people: I'm speaking at Leeds PHP about OpenAPI on Wednesday evening, please come along if you can! lrnja.net/409LDNJ

lornajane's tweet card. This is a free in-person event, open to all. ★ The talks **18:30 –** **Arrive, pre-event networking & pizzas 🍕** **19:00 – OpenAPI for Web Developers - Lorna Mitchell**

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jan 10

If you're free on Wednesday, join me and the @OpenUK crowd to chat about the open source and self-hosted tools you can use in your everyday life: lrnja.net/3DQe6R9

lornajane's tweet card. SAVE THE DATE Join us on Wednesday 15th January for the Fifth OpenUK Digital Meetup, our online-only event for OpenUK community members. We will have the speaker info to b

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jan 10

If you generate your OpenAPI files, or just want to polish them, you think you can't edit them because they'll be regenerated. Good news: you can save your edits as an Overlay and Speakeasy have some tools that make this easy lrnja.net/3C4NLOU

lornajane's tweet image. If you generate your OpenAPI files, or just want to polish them, you think you can't edit them because they'll be regenerated. Good news: you can save your edits as an Overlay and Speakeasy have some tools that make this easy lrnja.net/3C4NLOU

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Nov 26

Who has your data and what are they doing with it? TechCrunch are offering some constructive advice on alternative tools - and where to find them as a service if you don't want to self-host! lrnja.net/3Z9KpkS I'm already a Nextcloud convert #linkTuesday

lornajane's tweet card. Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps.

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Nov 18

When you publish code examples for other people, do you do one repo with loads of examples, or each example as its own project? My short answer: it depends. Longer answer in the blog post: lrnja.net/3UTRNQc

lornajane's tweet card. Writing for technical audiences often means sharing code in one form or another. If the code is only for illustration purposes, then it can be included in the article for observation. But if the code...

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Nov 12

I'm reading a lot of career-related content at the moment, and this week's #linkTuesday is actually TWO posts, both about job titles in tech. A great personal story from Will lrnja.net/40OdJQJ and a long but worth-it read from Gergely lrnja.net/3AG0Du3

lornajane's tweet image. I'm reading a lot of career-related content at the moment, and this week's #linkTuesday is actually TWO posts, both about job titles in tech. A great personal story from Will lrnja.net/40OdJQJ and a long but worth-it read from Gergely lrnja.net/3AG0Du3

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OpenUK@openuk_uk · Nov 5

OpenUK Digital Meetup "The Indie Web" on November 6 with @ohhelloana ohhelloana.blog, @calum_ryan calumryan.com hosted by @lornajane lornajane.net and @JamieTanna jvt.me. Register here openuk.uk/event-calendar… #opensource #openuk…

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Nov 5

This week your #linkTuesday is this excellent post from Jeff about writing and sharing and owning your content lrnja.net/3NWskla Be a creator, not just a consumer.

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OpenAPI Specification@OpenApiSpec · Sep 17

Please meet our next OpenAPI Community Hero, @lornajane. Lorna is VP of Developer Experience at @Redocly and OpenAPI TSC member. Read of our interview with Lorna to find out about her contributions to the #OpenAPI community. buff.ly/3MJyeFP #api #openapi #arazzo

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OpenUK@openuk_uk · Sep 13

Nominate yourself or another for an OpenUK 2024 Startup Award sponsored by @RunaCapital by midnight UK 15 Sept. Up to 3 nominees to join us at the House of Lords Gala Awards Ceremony and dinner 28 November openuk.uk/awards #startup #opensource #openukawards🏆🌟

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jul 12, 2024

Thanks for listening, @wordcampwhitley! Slides from my "Write Great Tech Content" talk are available here: lrnja.net/46ir1Wp I'm always happy to chat about writing, documentation, APIs, or really anything else!

lornajane's tweet card. Technical content can be challenging to write. It often calls for complex ideas to be conveyed in clear language, and yet the result must be easily digestible by an audience that doesn’t always have...

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Good Law Project@GoodLawProject · Jul 4, 2024

Think voting doesn't matter? Think again. 🗳️

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jun 26, 2024

Great session with @TheLeadDev and friends today in this DevEx webinar. I was supposed to be moderating but in fact I was making a lot of notes ....

LLeadDev@TheLeadDev · Jun 25, 2024

Want to learn some realistic strategies that will make your developers' jobs easier and more enjoyable? Then join us for this free panel tomorrow, where engineering leaders and DevEx specialists will highlight key components of the developer experience ... leaddev.com/events/how-can…

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Redocly@Redocly · Jun 19, 2024

🐫 YAML rhymes with camel 🐫 We also have many more (possibly more useful) YAML-related tips to share in our blog post for technical writers, all about YAML. What #yaml is, tools to choose, and some tips for avoiding some common pitfalls all await you. hubs.li/Q02CxbVc0

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jun 20, 2024

Good news: the @OggCamp call for papers is open! While mostly a superbly geeky unconference, the event has a scheduled track and we'd love you to send us something we can include. The event is October 12-13 in Manchester, and the CfP link is here: lrnja.net/3xfFAwP

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · Jun 19, 2024

If you're working with OpenAPI descriptions, are you writing/generating it once, then linting it, then using it for something (docs? SDKs?) and nothing else? If you need to be adopting a more complex OpenAPI workflow, I wrote about the patterns I'm seeing lrnja.net/3z7PssR

lornajane's tweet card. Working on API tools, I get to see inside lots of different organisations' API projects and processes. Every scenario is different, but a common theme is that many companies use a more complicated...

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Lorna Mitchell@lornajane · May 24, 2024

Shared some of my usual API advice rant in polite form for the company blog. You have to find me in person if you want the less polite version ;)

RRedocly@Redocly · May 22, 2024

When your API changes, how you let people know about it really matters. Version your API descriptions appropriately, create a meaningful changelog, and communicate, communicate, communicate! hubs.li/Q02yb9l30 #APIManagement #APIs

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Electromagnetic Field@emfcamp · Apr 24, 2024

You can now sponsor @emfcamp through our online shop! emfcamp.org/tickets/sponsor No faffing about with paperwork or invoices - just a quick way to sponsor a small amount and help make EMF even more amazing. Oh, and we accept corporate credit cards...

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