Listening to: Passenger 26 - Don McGlashan

Alex Bosworth has written a very sensible article about providing an Web API… it’s one of those things that can tie you in knots and he provides 5 nice points to keep in mind:

What are a few simple rules for providing a web API?

1. Keep it clean and simple
2. Stick to standards
3. Make it about data
4. Keep it working
5. Design for updates

src: Linked to the ACTUAL article (thanks craig)

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