contents

acknowledgments

about this book

about the author

about the cover illustration

Part 1. Introduction

1 Introduction to APIs

1.1 What are web APIs?

1.2 Why do APIs matter?

1.3 What are resource-oriented APIs?

1.4 What makes an API “good”?

2 Introduction to API design patterns

2.1 What are API design patterns?

2.2 Why are API design patterns important?

2.3 Anatomy of an API design pattern

Name and synopsis

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