Google’s API for APIs Makes Sense of Its 80+ Services
There are other ways of describing APIs. For SOAP APIs, there are WSDL files that show methods of inputs. For REST there is WADL, but even its apparent simplicity has been too complex for some. At the...
View ArticleThe pros and cons of developing a complete Javascript UI
Cons1. Javascript Frameworks are still evolving2. Developing two applications instead of one Pros1. Well thought out and tested API2. Your JS UI code as API reference (Full Story: The pros and cons of...
View ArticleSwagger: A simple, open standard for describing REST APIs with JSON
Swagger is a specification and complete framework implementation for describing, producing, consuming, and visualizing RESTful web services. The overarching goal of Swagger is to enable client and...
View ArticleThe Little Manual of API Design
Characteristics of Good API (Full Story: The Little Manual of API Design)
View ArticleThe pros and cons of developing a complete Javascript UI
Cons1. Javascript Frameworks are still evolving2. Developing two applications instead of one Pros1. Well thought out and tested API2. Your JS UI code as API reference (Full Story: The pros and cons of...
View ArticleAPI design for humans – (37signals)
Tell me more: documentation is king Let me in: all about authentication Underlying design: REST or something like it (Full Story: API design for humans – (37signals))
View Articleql.io – a SQL and JSON inspired DSL
ql.io combines SQL, JSON, and a few procedural style constructs into a compact language. Scripts written in this language can make HTTP requests to retrieve data, perform joins between API responses,...
View Articleapiary.io — REST API Tools Company
a REST API tool that makes it easy to create documentation and other tools for your users to use your API. It even includes tools to get the community to create your documentation for you on GitHub....
View ArticleSwagger: A simple, open standard for describing REST APIs with JSON
Swagger is a specification and complete framework implementation for describing, producing, consuming, and visualizing RESTful web services. The overarching goal of Swagger is to enable client and...
View ArticleapiDoc – Inline Documentation for RESTful web APIs
apiDoc creates a documentation of your embedded API descriptions in your application source code. With an integrated template you generate a standalone usable website with the API documentation. Own...
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