DNS is the quiet stop everyone forgets until it breaks. Clean, predictable, well-managed domains and subdomains for APIs, portals, and environments make an operation feel intentional. I treat DNS as part of the API contract, because the URL is the first thing every consumer sees.
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DNS Is Managed
Require that the DNS behind every API be deliberately managed, with ownership, records, and TTLs tracked as part of the API's operational contract. I expect hostnames to be stable, certificates to ...