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Hands-On RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices
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Hands-On RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices

by Harihara Subramanian J, Anupama Murali, Pethuru Raj
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced
378 pages
11h 35m
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

Delve into the intricacies of designing, developing, and deploying robust RESTful APIs with Hands-On RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices. This comprehensive guide empowers developers to create scalable, adaptable, and secure APIs tailored for modern applications, integrating advanced concepts like API gateways and microservices into practical solutions they can implement immediately.

What this Book will help me do

  • Grasp RESTful fundamentals including URI structuring and HATEOAS links.
  • Implement effective and scalable API security mechanisms.
  • Design stateless APIs adhering to established best practices.
  • Integrate RESTful APIs into microservice architectures using gateways.
  • Refactor legacy systems to adopt RESTful principles and patterns.

Author(s)

None J, None Murali, and Pethuru Raj bring a wealth of expertise in API design and cloud solutions to this collaborative work. With decades of combined experience, they have developed and implemented RESTful APIs at the enterprise level. Their practical insights make this book an invaluable resource for professionals seeking to excel in API development.

Who is it for?

This book is catered toward software developers, architects, and IT professionals eager to master RESTful API design. Whether you're building APIs for web, mobile, or cloud services, this book provides detailed guidance for transitioning legacy systems or scaling microservices. It is suitable for readers with a working programming knowledge seeking advanced yet practical insights.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781788992664