Design of application programming interfaces (APIs)
US7430732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first exemplary method implementation for designing an application programming interface (API) includes: preparing multiple code samples for a core scenario, each respective code sample of the multiple code samples corresponding to a respective programming language of multiple programming languages; and deriving the API from the core scenario responsive to the multiple code samples. A second exemplary method for designing an API includes: selecting a core scenario for a feature area; writing at least one code sample for the core scenario; and deriving an API for the core scenario responsive to the at least one code sample. A third exemplary method for designing an API includes: deriving an API for a scenario responsive to at least one code sample written with regard to the scenario; performing one or more usability studies on the API utilizing multiple developers; and revising the API based on the one or more usability studies.
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