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This is the content of TheAPIBook.

Contents 1 Prologue 2 Part 1: Theory and Justification 3 Part 2: Practical Design 4 Part 3: Daily Life 5 Epilogue

Prologue

• Yet Another Design Book?

Part 1: Theory and Justification

• Chapter 1: The Art of Building Modern Software
• Chapter 2: The Motivation to Create an API
• Chapter 3: Determining What Makes a Good API
• Chapter 4: Ever Changing Targets

Part 2: Practical Design

• Chapter 5: Do Not Expose More Than You Want
• Chapter 6: Code Against Interfaces, Not Implementations
• Chapter 7: Use Modular Architecture
• Chapter 8: Separate APIs for Client APIs and Support APIs
• Chapter 9: Keep Testability In Mind
• Chapter 10: Cooperating with Other APIs
• Chapter 11: Runtime Aspects of APIs
• Chapter 12: Declarative Programming

Part 3: Daily Life

• Chapter 13: Extreme Advice Considered Harmful
• Chapter 14: Paradoxes of API Design
• Chapter 15: Evolving the API Universe
• Chapter 16: Teamwork
• Chapter 17: Using Games to Improve API Design Skills
• Chapter 18: Extensible Visitor Pattern Case Study
• Chapter 19: End Of Life Procedures

Epilogue

• The Future