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API Design &
The Paris Subway
Bruno Pedro
December 2014

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Bruno Pedro
@bpedro
brunopedro.com
API Changelog

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Increasing Traffic

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London Subway

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NYC Subway

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Fulgence Bienvenüe

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Fulgence Bienvenüe

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July 1900

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the public face of Paris transports
transport organization authority
independent organization
coordinates different transport companies

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Usability

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Interoperability

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Creativity

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Usability
Functionality
Reliability
Proficiency
Creativity
Interoperability
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apiux.com/2013/05/29/api-hierarchy-needs/

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martinfowler.com/articles/microservices.html

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martinfowler.com/articles/microservices.html
picture courtesy Dave Thomas

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Service A Service CService B
DB QUEUE MSG API

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Usability
understand your API in 3 seconds
identify the endpoint in 30 seconds
consume it in less than 3 minutes
Ori Pekelman’s 3:30:3 Rule

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mmmInteroperability
use well known standards
publish machine-readable documentation
test your API regularly
manage your API usage

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Creativity
use less strict terms of use
promote innovation with hackathons, etc.
communicate with your audience
showcase creations with a marketplace

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Usability
Functionality
Reliability
Proficiency
Creativity
Interoperability
}
apiux.com/2013/05/29/api-hierarchy-needs/

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Bruno Pedro
@bpedro
brunopedro.com
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