Building Adaptable Web API Clients from the Ground Up
In a series of simple review and refactoring, you’ll learn how to move specific knowledge of 1) addresses, 2) inputs, and 3) workflow out of the client app and place it into the messages passed between servers and clients. As a result, you’ll have a more robust, adaptable, and resilient client that will reduce the need to versioning and repeated redeployment.
Based on Amundsen's 2017 book "RESTful Web Clients", workshop attendees will use HTML, Javascript, and CSS to create simple, adaptable browser-based client apps that can "talk" to compatible servers, even ones that client app never "met" before.
This session offers valuable lessons and advice for front end developers, API service providers, and software architects.
Learning Outcome
Attendees will learn how to create simple, adaptable browser-based client apps that can "talk" to compatible servers.
Target Audience
Software engineers, architects, technical leaders and anyone interested in building evolvable APIs for the web.
Prerequisites for Attendees
- Laptop with wifi-internet access. Laptop should have access to git, nodeJS, browser, and your favorite editor. OS does not matter.
- An internet connection
- All instruction materials and code libraries will be available via github online.
- Github Repository for registered attendees: https://github.com/apiacademy/2017-yow-hyperclient
