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    Web API Design Part Three: Core Concepts

    Web API design fundamentals: core concepts including REST principles, resource modeling, HTTP methods, and API versioning strategies.

    Michael Petychakis
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    A nice and simple intro to the basic concepts of REST as they were originally introduced a decade ago. I truly like this approach since it doesn’t go into any implementation details.

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    4 responses to “Web API Design Part Three: Core Concepts”

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      elenistm

      Really nice article. Congrats!

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