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How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters

Google TechTalks · 12 recommenders · 12 months

Joshua Bloch's Google Tech Talk on how to design good APIs and why it matters, with concrete principles and examples. It treats every programmer as an occasional API designer.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: HN repeatedly names it the best resource on API design, a staple answer to any 'how do I design an API' question.

12 recommenders3 strong recommendations2011–2025
Software architecture & designPython, Ruby & scripting languages#api design#joshua bloch#software engineering#java#interfaces

“Absolutely far and away the best resource that I found was this Google TechTalk by Joshua Bloch”

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