API design

The aim of this lecture is to explore API design and try to find strategies and rules that can help us create code libraries that are safe, effective and easy to use.

Watch

Api design: principles and best practices Links to an external site.

Read

API design: principles and best practices Links to an external site.

Reflect

Study the video and prepare for the live lecture by writing down at least one question or comment.

If you prefer, you may meet with your group and prepare a set of questions, 3 or so, together.

During the lecture I may well point to you and ask "What's your question?". So come prepared!