A good design process or methodology defines a consistent, repeatable set of steps to employ when working to expose a server-side service component as an accessible, usable Web API. That means ...

A good design process or methodology defines a consistent, repeatable set of steps to employ when working to expose a server-side service component as an accessible, usable Web API.

It's not hard to create a RESTful web service in Java. In fact, frameworks like Spring Boot, the Eclipse MicroProfile and Jakarta Enterprise Edition make the development of RESTful Java applications ...

Keep your API surface aligned with domain concepts, not database details. Domain-Focused Procedures: Design your API around business logic rather than CRUD operations at the database level.

It's gratifying to be in the business long enough to see new paradigms transition from lofty visions to everyday standards. Such is the case with web services. When I first started writing a column ...