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Irresistible APIs
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Irresistible APIs

by Kirsten Hunter
September 2016
Intermediate to advanced
232 pages
7h 46m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 3. API First

This chapter covers

  • Code consistency
  • Feature equality
  • Increased velocity
  • External/open versus internal
  • Examples of API First development

When you’re setting up an API, the vision for the entire platform is quite important, from determining the business value through structure and design decisions. I’m going to step back for a moment from the practical description of APIs in order to talk about an overarching model that is generally superior to the old model of creating APIs in parallel with the main product.

Previous models for product lines with multiple different interfaces, such as mobile or integration, were created so that each of the integration points available for the different client use cases were built independently. ...

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