Preface
From the time I started working with REST APIs at Socialtext in 2005, I’ve been fascinated by web services platforms. At Socialtext, we created a solid, consistent REST API, but it was only truly usable by our own team because the developer experience was immature. The documentation didn’t have great tutorials, and our outreach was limited. I learned to love the idea of a platform built on a solid protocol like HTTP and the extensibility of REST APIs.
Ever since getting struck by the bug, I’ve been an enthusiastic advocate for the design and usability of web APIs. I’ve spent many a weekend creating mashups with Twitter, Facebook, Freebase (RIP), LinkedIn, Netflix, and tens of other web services. As I used these APIs, I started to develop ...
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