Design and Build Great Web APIs

Appendix 1Installation Hints

The examples and exercises in this book rely on a handful of handy tools and utilities. This appendix is a short guide to locating and safely installing these tools on your local machine. Most of the install routines are pretty straightforward. However, a couple are a bit involved since the tools are supported on many different operating systems and involve multiple versions. I’ve tried to provide additional advice along the way to help steer you through any potential problems.

I advise you stick to installing these tools from the web locations mentioned in this appendix. Many of these utilities are free, open-source software products, and some version of them may be hosted on private web pages. But there’s a slight ...