Practical API Design

Confessions of a Java Framework Architect

Jaroslav Tulach - Collection The Expert's Voice in Java Technology

416 pages, parution le 15/07/2008

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Résumé

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
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 is this book for?

This book is recommended to every API architect who prefers a bit more engineering design over a purely artistic one.

L'auteur - Jaroslav Tulach

Jaroslav Tulach is the founder and initial architect of NetBeans, later acquired by Sun. 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.

Sommaire

Theory and Justification
- The Art of Building Modern Software
- The Motivation to Create an API
- Determining What Makes a Good API
- Ever-Changing Targets
Practical Design
- 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
Daily Life
- 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

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Apress
Auteur(s)	Jaroslav Tulach
Collection	The Expert's Voice in Java Technology
Parution	15/07/2008
Nb. de pages	416
Format	18 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	500g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781430209737
ISBN13	978-1-4302-0973-7

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