Restful Web API Patterns & Practices Cookbook

Explore the evolving API ecosystem in this GOTO Book Club interview with Mike Amundsen, author of "Restful Web API Patterns & Practices Cookbook," and Alianna Inzana, VP of Product at WeTransfer. Delve into the shift from API design to implementation, discussing recipes and HTTP behavior, challenges in building REST services, collaboration, risk management, API security, and the importance of evolvable architecture. Gain insights on API tooling, microservices, and distributed data orchestration while learning valuable lessons from Amundsen's book and industry experience.

Intro
The shift from design to implementation
Recipes & HTTP: from endpoints to behavior
The biggest challenge in building and evolving REST services
Collaboration & risk
API security
The need for evolvable architecture
Is API tooling lagging behind developers’ needs?
What has the book taught you?
Outro