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API Design and Development

  • Number of Courses9 courses
  • Duration15 hours
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This learning path covers key API technologies and methodologies. It starts with REST, the widely-adopted architectural style for networked applications, and encompasses various essential aspects of API development. The path explores API security, testing, and documentation practices crucial for robust implementation. It addresses API versioning and practical implementation in Node.js, a popular JavaScript runtime. It also covers modern paradigms: designing APIs for microservices architecture, leveraging GraphQL for flexible data querying, and utilizing gRPC with Protocol Buffers for efficient, language-agnostic communication. This path provides a comprehensive overview of current API design and development practices, from RESTful services to high-performance RPC frameworks.

Courses in this path

REST APIs

Learn the foundations of building secure, effective and documented REST APIs.

REST Fundamentals

  • by Markus Neuhoff
  • 2h 39m 5s Duration
  • 4.3  (21)

Designing RESTful Web APIs

  • by Shawn Wildermuth
  • 1h 47m 2s Duration
  • 4.6  (54)

API Testing Strategies

  • by Marko Vajs
  • 58m 15s Duration
  • 4.1  (21)

API Security Practices

  • by Travis Thomsen
  • 1h 36m 32s Duration
  • 4.6  (13)

Documenting APIs Effectively

  • by Michael Hoffman
  • 1h 2m 15s Duration
  • 4.5  (10)

Implementing Rest APIs in Node.js

  • by James Millar
  • 1h 53m 3s Duration

Designing APIs for Microservices

  • by Esteban Herrera
  • 1h 16m 41s Duration
  • 4.1  (14)

GraphQL, Protocol Buffers and gRPC

Learn the foundations of Protocol Buffers and gRPC.

Protocol Buffer Fundamentals

  • by Mike VanSickle
  • 2h 13m 44s Duration

gRPC Fundamentals

  • by Mike VanSickle
  • 2h 1m 44s Duration

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Markus Neuhoff
Markus Neuhoff
Markus is enthusiastic about using technology to solve problems and sharing that knowledge with others. After nearly a decade of .NET development, Markus made the transition to leadership, providing mentorship and technical guidance to a large team. Additionally, he continues to bridge the gap between technologists and business stakeholders. Leveraging a broad background in a variety of industries including Healthcare, Public Safety, and Higher Education, he is able to assess technology’s true i... more
Shawn Wildermuth
Shawn Wildermuth
Shawn Wildermuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a Vic-20 back in the early ‘80s. As a Microsoft MVP since 2003, he’s also involved with Microsoft as an ASP.NET Insider and ClientDev Insider. He’s authored eight books and innumerable articles on software development. You can also see him at one of the local and international conferences he’s spoken at including TechEd, Oredev, SDC, NDC, VSLive, DevIntersection, MIX, Devteach, DevConnections and Dev Reach. He is one of... more
Marko Vajs
Marko Vajs
Marko Vajs is a software engineer passionate about technology and project organization. He is a quality evangelist specializing in Test Automation but does not neglect the importance of early software development lifecycle involvement. Marko had the opportunity to define and implement different quality initiatives and establish delivery procedures in early development stages across multiple projects. He has been acting in various technical roles where he acquired DevOps, programming, and testing... more
Travis Thomsen
Travis Thomsen
I have over 23 years of experience as a Software Developer and DevOps Engineer. I am passionate about learning new technologies, methodologies, languages and automation. Specialties: Node.JS, Puppet, Configuration Management Continuous Integration and DevOps.
Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman
Michael is a Principal Architect at NVISIA. He's worked in technology for almost twenty-five years for a variety of clients across several different industries. He has a great passion for teaching and mentoring. His fifteen minutes of fame was reaching bucket number 3 on the Bozo Show. He has a bachelors degree in computer science and information systems from DePaul University and currently resides in the Chicago metropolitan area.
James Millar
James Millar
James Millar is a freelance software development consultant based in Malmesbury, England who has worked for some of the world’s biggest brands. He started his career over a decade ago writing training materials for Microsoft and moved into industry to further develop his skills. Having worked for multiple industries including automotive and process automation has been fortunate enough to work on some major projects operating at global scale. He has a passion for back end services and infrastruct... more
Esteban Herrera
Esteban Herrera
Esteban Herrera has more than fifteen years of experience in the software development industry. He has worked in many roles and projects, but mostly architecting and developing enterprise systems with Java and Javascript. Nowadays, he spends all of his time learning new things, writing articles, teaching programming, and enjoying his kids.
Mike VanSickle
Mike VanSickle
Michael VanSickle is an application architect in Akron, Ohio. He started his career as a mechanical engineer, designing components for the automotive industry, before changing to software engineering. He is passionate about learning new programming languages and is comfortable working in Java, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and F#. Mike also loves learning about user experience design and is taking a lead role in his company's attempt to make applications that are elegant and simple. When he is not w... more

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