How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters

Name: How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters
Description: 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.

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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.

HN repeatedly names it the best resource on API design, a staple answer to any 'how do I design an API' question.

14 Hacker News mentions · 2011–2025

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Software architecture & design
Python, Ruby & scripting languages

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