APIs a strategy guide
Programmers used to be the only people excited about APIs, but now a growing number of companies see them as a hot new product channel. This concise guide describes the tremendous business potential of APIs, and demonstrates how you can use them to provide valuable services to clients, partners, or...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham :
O'Reilly
2012.
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| Edición: | First edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627981806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Acknowledgments; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Chapter 1. The API Opportunity; Why We Wrote This Book; Who Is This Book For?; What Is an API?; How Is an API Different from a Website?; ...But APIs and Websites Have a Lot in Common; Who Uses an API?; Types of APIs; Why Now?; Chapter 2. APIs as a Business Strategy; The Growth of APIs; Why You Might Need an API; You Need a Second Mobile App; Your Customers or Partners Ask for an API; Your Site Is Getting Screen-Scraped
- You Need More Flexibility in Providing ContentYou Have Data to Make Available; Your Competition Has an API; You Want to Let Potential Partners Test the Waters; You Want to Scale Integration with Customers and Partners; An API Improves the Technical Architecture; Chapter 3. Understanding the API Value Chain; Defining the Value Chain: Ask Key Questions; Creating a Private API Value Chain; Ways to Use a Private API; Efficiently Creating Public Apps; Supporting Partner Relationships; Creating Internal Apps; Benefits of Private APIs; Risks Related to Private APIs; Creating a Public API Value Chain
- Ways to Use a Public APIEnhancing Value and Extending Your Brand; Reaching Niche Markets; Expanding Reach Across Platforms and Devices; Fostering Innovation; Benefits of Public APIs; Risks Related to Public APIs; Shifting: Private to Public, Public to Private; Netflix: Public API to Private API; API Business Models for Working with Partners; Expanding Reach: More Apps, More Platforms; Gaining Indirect Revenue; Increasing Innovation through Partners; Increasing Application Value through Integration; Freemium Use; Programmable Web's View of API Business Models
- Chapter 4. Crafting Your API Product StrategyEstablish a Clear Business Objective; Have a Vision for Your API; API Strategy Basics; APIs Need a Business Sponsor; Types of API Strategies; Private API Strategies; Public API Strategies; Putting Together a Team; The Developer Evangelist; Objections to APIs; Chapter 5. Key Design Principles for APIs; Designing APIs for Specific Audiences; Designing for Developers; Designing for Application Users; Best Practices for API Design; Differentiate Your API; Make Your API Easy to Try and Use; Make Your API Easy to Understand; Don't Do Anything Weird
- Less Is MoreTarget a Specific Developer Segment; Technical Considerations for API Design; REST; Pure REST; Pragmatic REST; Pragmatic RESTful Principles; Example: Designing with Pragmatic REST; Sometimes REST Needs a Rest; XML vs. JSON; Versioning and API Design; Having a Mediation Layer; Taking the Plunge: Going Versionless; Designing Infrastructure for APIs; Data Center or Cloud?; Caching Strategies; Controlling API Traffic; Chapter 6. API Security and User Management; User Management; Do You Need to Start from Scratch?; Questions to Ask About User Management; Identification
- Authentication: Proving Who You Are
