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Principles of Web API Design: Delivering Value with APIs and Microservices
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Principles of Web API Design: Delivering Value with APIs and Microservices

by James Higginbotham
December 2021
Beginner to intermediate
368 pages
9h 5m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 12

API Testing Strategies

Software defect removal is the most expensive and time-consuming form of work for software.

— Caspers Jones

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Figure 12.1 API testing refines the API design by identifying API quality issues early.

When building an API product or platform, it is important to have an API testing strategy established. Selecting the right approach for API testing contributes to the success of an API program’s supportability. It also contributes to faster delivery while avoiding one of the costliest aspects of software development: defect removal. Finally, it offers another perspective on the developer experience of an API because ...

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