API Design - It's Not Rocket Surgery

Explore the intricacies of API design beyond REST principles in this 37-minute conference talk from PHP UK Conference 2013. Delve into the comprehensive process of building a functional and user-friendly API, covering topics from resource-centric URL design and HTTP verb usage to handling metadata and documentation. Learn how to prepare a robust API design before coding, enabling you to deliver a more capable and flexible solution from the start. Discover strategies to make your API easier and more enjoyable for developers to work with, fostering the growth of applications and an ecosystem around it. Benefit from the speaker's personal experiences as both an API consumer and creator, gaining valuable insights to enhance your own API development skills.

PHP UK Conference 2013 - Dave Ingram - API Design: It's Not Rocket Surgery