REST Beyond the Obvious - API Design for Ever Evolving Systems

Explore advanced REST API design principles for evolving systems in this 51-minute conference talk from Spring I/O 2018 in Barcelona. Delve into the architectural context of APIs, examining the drawbacks of ignoring crucial REST components. Investigate the distinctions between internal and external APIs, the influence of Domain-Driven Design, and strategies for designing and specifying APIs and their clients to enhance evolvability. Learn how to minimize client breakage during API changes, understand the impact of versioning, and explore the role of hypermedia in creating more flexible and maintainable APIs. Gain insights into Spring projects and Spring Cloud Contract for improved API development and testing.

Intro
What do I want to do
Architectural constraints
Context
Service differentiation
Aspect
Abstraction
crud API
coupling
Kinesins
Connections of Meaning
Versioning
Hypermedia
Links in representations
Hypermedia links
Restbox
API specifications
Example
Inspect payload
What is the problem
Simplification
Spring projects
Spring Cloud Contract
Summary