Background Let’s just begin with acknowledging that API Versioning is tough business. Over the course of an API’s lifecycle, development teams can make all kinds of changes to it (enhancements, bug fixes, adding new capabilities, etc.). How would you determine whether a particular change will require a new API version? How…

The Move to the Cloud ☁️ As more organizations start their Public Cloud journey, chances are they will either be migrating existing APIs/applications to the cloud, and even building new ones. If you are looking into leveraging AWS, you want to make sure that you choose the right technical stack to build your APIs/applications. AWS is…

In my previous segment, I shared some best practices on how to design effective REST APIs. A well-thought out design must also take into account the performance aspects of an API. …

In general, web services have been in existence for just as long as the HTTP protocol has existed. But, since the advent of cloud computing, they have become the ubiquitous method of enabling client interaction with services and data. As a developer, I have been lucky enough to work with…

In the previous two segments, I shared some best practices on how to design and build performant REST APIs. An API that is well-designed and built for performance behaves and functions well in response to evolving customer and business requirements. …