Practical API Design

Name: Practical API Design
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ISBN: 9781430243175

Confessions of a Java Framework Architect

Jaroslav Tulach

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English

APress
07 June 2012

Object-oriented programming (OOP); Software Engineering

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You might think more than enough design books exist in the programming world already. In fact, there are so many that it makes sense to ask why you would read yet another. Is there really a need for yet another design book? In fact, there is a greater need than ever before, and Practical API Design: Confessions of a Java Framework Architect fills that need!
* Teaches you how to write an API that will stand the test of time
* Written by the designer of the NetBeans API at Sun Technologies
* Based on best practices, scalability, and API design patterns What you'll learn
* What an API is and what the theories are behind good API design
* When and why to build an API
* API design patterns applicable to all programming languages, especially modern, object oriented languages
* How to optimize and test APIs Who this book is for This book is recommended to every API architect who prefers a bit more engineering design over a purely artistic one.

By: Jaroslav Tulach
Imprint: APress
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1st ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 782g
ISBN: 9781430243175
ISBN 10: 1430243171
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 07 June 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

* The Art of Building Modern Software * The Motivation to Create an API * Determining What Makes a Good API * Ever-Changing Targets * Do Not Expose More Than You Want * Code Against Interfaces, Not Implementations * Use Modular Architecture * Separate APIs for Clients and Providers * Keep Testability in Mind * Cooperating with Other APIs * Runtime Aspects of APIs * Declarative Programming * Extreme Advice Considered Harmful * Paradoxes of API Design * Evolving the API Universe * Teamwork * Using Games to Improve API Design Skills * Extensible Visitor Pattern Case Study * End-of-Life Procedures

Jaroslav Tulach is the founder and initial architect of NetBeans, later acquired by Sun Technologies. As creator of the technology behind NetBeans, he is still with the project to find ways to improve the design skills among all the programmers who contribute to the success of NetBeans open source project.