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How to Talk about APIs
Andrew Seward presents tips on how to talk about an API and how to create an ubiquitous language for that.
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WebHooks: The API Strikes Back
Phil Nash takes a look at services that use Webhooks, exploring reasons to use WebHooks and the emerging best practices, and discusses implementing WebHook endpoints with live coded examples.
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Building out Hypermedia Clients
Todd Brackley outlines the general engine of a hypermedia client implementation, what API forms look like, and then outlines five design issues useful in creating such clients.
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Simplifying API Development
Abhinav Asthana discusses methods for simplifying API development.
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GraphQL for All? A Few Things to Think about before Blindly Dumping REST for GraphQL
Arnaud Lauret discusses REST vs. GraphQL, comparing their strengths and weaknesses, suggesting evaluating both before making a decision.
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Reaching Agreement: eSignature API strategies
Larry Kluger discusses strategies for designing and using APIs to deal with electronic signatures.
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GraphQL for Fun & Profit
Tom Adams introduces GraphQL, explaining why it is useful when dealing with an API.
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Self-Service APIs for Digital Transformation and Open Innovation
Thierry Gaillet discusses creating an API that leads the digital transformation and innovation process in a company based on his experience at Orange.
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A Connector, a Container and an API Walk into a Bar
Steven Willmott discusses how APIs and other technologies are contributing to the programmable world, and how to think about what we're trying to achieve and the best practices needed to succeed.
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Designing Pragmatic RESTful APIs
Anupama Natarajan presents key principles to consider when designing RESTful APIs based on her experience designing them for real-world applications.
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Building Hypermedia Clients
Todd Brackley demonstrates provisioning a network of data through a JavaScript client to show that there is no magic and talks through some of the major design issues.
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Reactive & Asynchronous - Adventures with APIs in Financial Trading
Michael Barker discusses several low-latency APIs used for financial trading, what makes them fast and how they compare to HTTP/REST/JSON/XML APIs.