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How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters

Posted by Joshua Bloch on Nov 21, 2006 06:00 AM

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Summary
A well-written API can be a great asset to the organization that wrote it and to all that use it. Given the importance of good API design, surprisingly little has been written on the subject. In this talk (recorded at Javapolis), Java library designer Joshua Bloch teaches how to design good APIs, with many examples of what good and bad APIs look like.

Bio
Joshua Bloch is a Principal Engineer at Google. He led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features, including the Java Collections Framework. He is the author of the Jolt Award-winning book Effective Java. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia.

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Excellent! by Rafael de F. Ferreira Posted Nov 23, 2006 1:03 PM
Re: Excellent! by jacky chen Posted Jun 14, 2007 9:55 PM
Verrrry Nice by Vinu Varghese Posted Nov 23, 2006 2:17 PM
Well worth taking the time to watch. by tanguy rademakers Posted Nov 23, 2006 5:21 PM
Excellent! by Gabriel Ka. Posted Nov 26, 2006 6:54 AM
Re: Excellent! by karan malhi Posted Nov 26, 2006 9:12 AM
Makes a lot of activities in your brain by Alex Krotov Posted Dec 2, 2006 12:13 AM
Any chance in making your videos available in some sort of offline format? by Jason Finch Posted Dec 18, 2006 1:59 AM
Re: Any chance in making your videos available in some sort of offline form by Oliver Gierke Posted Dec 19, 2006 2:52 AM
Re: Any chance in making your videos available in some sort of offline form by jacky chen Posted Jun 14, 2007 9:35 PM
How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters by Mike Vladi Posted Dec 24, 2006 3:15 PM
Re: How to Design a Good API Why it Matters should avalible offline by nazish ali Posted May 2, 2007 7:48 AM
We need VideoCasts by Luiz Alberto Silva Oliveira Posted Jun 11, 2007 12:02 PM
Clear explanation of designing a good API. by YoungHyun Kim Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:52 PM
Excellent - as always by Georges Polyzois Posted Sep 5, 2007 2:48 AM
good presentation by ci li Posted Nov 18, 2007 1:14 PM
hello by boran Boran Posted Jun 30, 2008 9:36 AM
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    Excellent!

    Nov 23, 2006 1:03 PM by Rafael de F. Ferreira

    Best presentation I've seen in a while.

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    Verrrry Nice

    Nov 23, 2006 2:17 PM by Vinu Varghese

    Thanks for such a nice presentatiion

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    Well worth taking the time to watch.

    Nov 23, 2006 5:21 PM by tanguy rademakers

    A great presentation, both interesting and well presented. Thanks InfoQ.

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    Excellent!

    Nov 26, 2006 6:54 AM by Gabriel Ka.

    Sure to be not original at all but this presentation is excellent! Worth the time to watch.

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    Re: Excellent!

    Nov 26, 2006 9:12 AM by karan malhi

    Very good presentation

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    Makes a lot of activities in your brain

    Dec 2, 2006 12:13 AM by Alex Krotov

    Though I have 6 years of experience in Java field and more than half of advices/tips are already integrated in my head for long time, Joshua's presentation freshed my mind and revealed things I didn't consider closely. Thanks a lot for providing this video! It worth seeing twice if you're engaged in API (not only Java) design.

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    Any chance in making your videos available in some sort of offline format?

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    Some sort of podcast would be perfect... ;)

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    How to Design a Good API & Why it Matters

    Dec 24, 2006 3:15 PM by Mike Vladi

    Mr. Bloch = Clear thinking + PhD + Occam's razor approach.

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    This presentation clear my most of the points .because he addressed the very good points of an API design.I agree with Alex. This is not only JAVA . It's better to get it offline due to streaming prblms.

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    We need VideoCasts

    Jun 11, 2007 12:02 PM by Luiz Alberto Silva Oliveira

    I want to reforce the question about off-line videos, WE need it!!! Congratulations, the presentation is Excellent!

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    yes is very fun to listem such video ,i think its useful for listener

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    Re: Excellent!

    Jun 14, 2007 9:55 PM by jacky chen

    where i can download this video

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    Clear explanation of designing a good API.

    Sep 4, 2007 11:52 PM by YoungHyun Kim

    Actually, English is not my native language, but I could understand this presentation as he explained as well. Thanks Joshua & Thanks infoQ~!

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    Excellent - as always

    Sep 5, 2007 2:48 AM by Georges Polyzois

    Thanx for this excellent presentation - as always by Joshua B. Pleas can we have an offline version!!

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    good presentation

    Nov 18, 2007 1:14 PM by ci li

    good presentation

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    hello

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