Designing Fluent APIs in C#
By Floyd May
This course teaches C# developers skills to construct easy-to-use APIs that replace tedious boilerplate with concise, readable code.
Course info
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Level
Advanced
Updated
Mar 1, 2016
Duration
1h 58m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Designing Fluent APIs in C#
The Benefits of Fluent APIs
7m
Course Synopsis
2m
Domain-specific Languages and Fluent APIs
4m
Collaboration and Refinement of Fluent API Drafts
4m
Feedback, Tests, and Documentation
2m
Recap
2m
Identifying the Components of Fluent APIs
Method Chaining
2m
Characteristics of Fluent APIs
7m
Components of Fluent APIs
7m
Type Inference and Verbose Method Signatures
4m
Recap
5m
Case Study: Fluent Testing of INotifyPropertyChanged
Path to the First Passing Test
9m
Adding a Simple Fluent Call
15m
Refactoring to Accommodate Negative Tests
15m
Exclusive Notification Verification
5m
Recap
5m
Case Study: FluentMapper
Description
Course info
Rating
Level
Advanced
Updated
Mar 1, 2016
Duration
1h 58m
Description
This course teaches C# developers skills to construct easy-to-use APIs that replace tedious boilerplate with concise, readable code. It identifies common fluent API patterns and constructs vocabulary for these patterns. It covers implementation techniques for those patterns, and discusses design strategies for ensuring that your fluent APIs are useful, bug-free, and maintainable.
About the author
About the author
Developer. Craftsman. Leader. Architect. Mentor. Teacher. Author. Floyd is a veteran software craftsman with broad experience and a passion for teaching.