Principles of Web API Design • James Higginbotham & Mike Amundsen • GOTO 2022

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTObookclub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/principles-of-web-api-design-delivering-value-with-apis-and-microservices James Higginbotham - Author of "Principles of Web API Design" and Executive API Consultant at LaunchAny Mike Amundsen - Author of "Design and Build Great Web APIs" and (Co-)Author of Many More Books; @mamund DESCRIPTION James Higginbotham, author of “Principles of Web API Design”, outlines the key points of creating and using APIs in today’s world. In the conversation with Mike Amundsen, author of “RESTful Patterns and Best Practices for API's Cookbook” you discover the principles of James’ ADDR process and how job stories and event storming contribute to a successful API launch. Furthermore, they touch upon key terms such as minimum viable portal and why API boundaries are so hot at the moment. The interview is based on James's book "Principles of Web API Design": https://www.informit.com/store/principles-of-web-api-design-delivering-value-with-9780137355631 TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:03 Why a book on WebAPI and Microservices? 05:46 ADDR process 08:38 What are job stories and why do they matter? 13:27 Event storming 21:08 Differences between versions and revisions 26:36 API Boundaries 36:42 Differences between modeling & designing an API 41:23 Minimum Viable Portal (MVP) 45:09 API journey: This is just the beginning 46:34 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS James Higginbotham • Principles of Web API Design • https://www.informit.com/store/principles-of-web-api-design-delivering-value-with-9780137355631 Mike Amundsen • Design and Build Great Web APIs • https://bookshop.org/a/9452/9781680506808 Mike Amundsen • RESTful Web Clients • https://bookshop.org/a/9452/9781491921906 Ronnie Mitra & Irakli Nadareishvili • Microservices: Up and Running • https://bookshop.org/a/9452/9781492075455 Ronnie Mitra, Irakli Nadareishvili, Matt McLarty & Mike Amundsen • Microservice Architecture • https://amzn.to/3fVNAb0 Ronnie Mitra, Mehdi Medjaoui, Erik Wilde & Mike Amundsen • Continuous API Management • https://bookshop.org/a/9452/9781098103521 Ronnie Mitra & many more • DataPower SOA Appliance Administration, Deployment, and Best Practices • https://amzn.to/3t2jhD9 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #API #APIs #Programming #Coding #Microservices #JamesHigginbotham #MikeAmundsen #DevOps #APIDesign #WebAPIs #LaunchAny #VaughnVernon #SignatureBook #AddisonWesley #MVP #ADDR #ADDRProcess #EventStorming #APIBoundaries #APITutorial #WebAPITutorial CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1