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The Overlooked Discipline of API Design
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Patrick Collison, Stripe CEO.
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The Importance of API Design
Patrick Collison discusses the often-overlooked discipline of API design and its critical role in the longevity of platforms. He emphasizes that effective API architecture can endure for decades, providing lasting benefits to developers and users alike. Collison uses Unix as an example of a system whose architecture has stood the test of time, despite its shortcomings.
"I think it's interesting that API design in general doesn't get more study as a discipline and as a practice I think it plays a significant role in the fate of platforms when you get API design and ar..."
The Importance of API Design
Patrick Collison discusses the often-overlooked discipline of API design and its critical role in the longevity of platforms. He emphasizes that effective API architecture can endure for decades, providing lasting benefits to developers and users alike. Collison highlights the significance of multi-decadal abstractions and uses Unix as an example of a system whose architecture has stood the test of time despite its shortcomings.
"I think it's interesting that API design in general doesn't get more study as a discipline and as a practice I think it plays a significant role in the fate of platforms when you get API design and ar..."