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Web API Design

Designing APIs for use over the web is a key part of most projects these days. Knowing the best way to design them with longevity, testability and reliability in mind is important. This course will show you how.

Intermediate
2h 17m
(1452)

Created by Shawn Wildermuth

Last Updated Aug 22, 2019

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Web API Design

Designing APIs for use over the web is a key part of most projects these days. Knowing the best way to design them with longevity, testability and reliability in mind is important. This course will show you how.

Intermediate
2h 17m
(1452)

Created by Shawn Wildermuth

Last Updated Aug 22, 2019

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What you'll learn

Whether you're building an API for your internal customers or the general public, it is important to build it with reliability, testability and longevity in mind. Part of this process is understanding how REST, JSON and HTTP work together. By understanding the basic underpinnings, you can build better APIs. This course will walk you through how to accomplish this regardless of what backend technology you use.

Web API Design
Intermediate
2h 17m
(1452)
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Shawn Wildermuth - Pluralsight course - Web API Design
Shawn Wildermuth
44 courses 4.6 author rating 23637 ratings

Shawn Wildermuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a Vic-20 back in the early '80s. As a Microsoft MVP since 2002, he's also involved with Microsoft as an ASP.NET Insider and ClientDev Insider.

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