I am pleased to share with you a recent contribution I made to the official Microsoft blog. The post explores the intricacies of API design-first, offering valuable insights and lessons garnered from our recent project.

Introduction

As software engineers, we all know that APIs, or application programming interfaces, are essential building blocks for modern applications. From simple CRUD operations to complex integrations, APIs allow us to connect our applications with external systems and services seamlessly. However, designing a robust and scalable API is not always easy, even for experienced developers.

In our latest project, we faced this challenge head-on. We needed to build an API for a new product that even in early prototyping stages could handle a large volume of requests, could be easily maintained, support multiple versions, and be easy to use for developers of all skill levels and its end users. Despite having built dozens of APIs throughout our careers, we still encountered some unexpected roadblocks and made some mistakes along the way. But, as they say, mistakes are the best teachers, and we learned a lot from this project.

In this post, we want to share some of the insights we gained from designing and building our API, and we hope you can find it helpful.

Access the full post about API-design first here!. And if you have questions or comments just reach out.