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Effective API Design: 5 Principles to Keep Customers Coming Back

Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2021 API Design and Management Trend Report.

It is easy to get lost in the hype and excitement of our technological decisions — which database to use, which dependency injection framework works best, and which programming language is superior — and lose focus on our goal: Create an application that most effectively solves a customer’s problem. While languages and tools are an important facet of software design, they are not the only aspects we must consider. 

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API Integration Patterns

Whether you're working with on-premise, cloud, and/or third-party integrations, the questions remain the same: What is the client or user experience you need to offer? And how do you align your integration strategy with it? This Refcard explores fundamental patterns for authentication, polling, querying, and more, helping you assess your integration needs and approach the design, build, and maintenance of your API integrations in the most effective ways for your business case.