Using Games to Improve API Design Skills

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== Have You Ever Wondered...? ==
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After getting so far in the book you may ask: "OK, you told us how to write the APIs properly, but how am I supposed to transfer this knowledge to my peers?" The [[Using Games to Improve API Design Skills|chapter 17]] is here to teach you how to learn API Design by playing games. It is simple, entertaining and it really demonstrates the basic principles of backward compatibility and various types of API. Every time I participate in such ''API Fest'' I enjoy it very much.
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== Got Your Game? ==
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If you played game of this kind, please leave a note describing your experience.
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Revision as of 20:27, 13 August 2008

Have You Ever Wondered...?

After getting so far in the book you may ask: "OK, you told us how to write the APIs properly, but how am I supposed to transfer this knowledge to my peers?" The chapter 17 is here to teach you how to learn API Design by playing games. It is simple, entertaining and it really demonstrates the basic principles of backward compatibility and various types of API. Every time I participate in such API Fest I enjoy it very much.

Got Your Game?

If you played game of this kind, please leave a note describing your experience.

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