{"product_id":"learning-api-styles-understanding-the-trade-offs-of-common-apis-and-choosing-the-correct-solutions-9781098153991","title":"Learning API Styles: Understanding the Trade-Offs of Common APIs and Choosing the Correct Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen developing a service, whether it's a web service or a microservice, an application programming interface (API) is essential for facilitating data exchange. In this hands-on book, authors Lukasz Dynowski and Marcin Dulak show software developers, engineers, and architects how to design and implement APIs for specific use cases--including RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, WebSocket APIs, webhook APIs, gRPC APIs, and messaging protocols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to determine the appropriate type of API for your application use case and how to tackle design decisions along the way. You'll also learn the trade-offs between various APIs and acquire practical knowledge of how to implement them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore the origins and evolution of API styles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn the core network protocols that various APIs use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine which encoding to use for your API\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelect an appropriate API style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the trade-offs of each API style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to implement, secure, and document various API styles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInspect network packets exchanged between APIs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDynowski, Lukasz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lukasz Dynowski is an independent consultant with over 10 years of expertise in IT. He has held numerous positions and responsibilities, including full-stack developer, DevOps engineer, software architect, and many others. Lukasz has a scientific background; he spent several years in academia as a coauthor and contributor to scientific papers. Lukasz won and judged O'Reilly's Software Architectural Katas and ranks among the top 0.1% developers on Stack Overflow (https: \/\/stackoverflow.com). Besides, he is a Docker Captain and the biggest geek you'd ever meet. He is a devoted husband and father to two lovely kids.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDulak, Marcin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marcin Dulak has over 20 years of experience in IT. He developed quantum modeling algorithms, including porting code to high-performance computing architectures. He acquired expertise in implementing and operating on-premises and cloud infrastructure, focusing most recently on web applications. When at home, he enjoys time with his family and cats.","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572461142290,"sku":"9781098153991","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee8cac8b-1eec-4f38-8719-2fd071bb4932.jpg?v=1755862562","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/learning-api-styles-understanding-the-trade-offs-of-common-apis-and-choosing-the-correct-solutions-9781098153991","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}