How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video]

Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by collyw on Monday June 06, 2016 @02:25PM (#11849016)

This sounds just a lot my systems analysis and design classes years ago (waterfall days). Who would think of gathering requirements and specs in these days of Agile....

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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by Bombthecat on Monday June 06, 2016 @02:57PM (#11849314)

And Facebook showed clearly that you can change your API daily and no one cares.

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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by caseysoftware on Monday June 06, 2016 @03:45PM (#11849721)

Yes, when you become a de facto standard with 1.6B users, you get to set the rules.

For everyone else, we have to provide good experiences with stable products.

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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by guelo on Monday June 06, 2016 @03:24PM (#11849534)

Well, a lot of people care it's just that they don't have another option.

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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by gnaritas on Monday June 06, 2016 @04:30PM (#11850061)

Everyone cared and complained loudly, so no, they really didn't.

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