Design-First vs. Code-First approach to API development.
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Design-first is an API development approach that advocates designing the API contract before writing any code.
Code is then built from a human and machine-readable contract.
Code is then built from a human and machine-readable contract.
Design-first reduces the gap between design and development.
It is more likely to result in a well-designed and planned API that is easier to consume and provides a better developer experience.
It is more likely to result in a well-designed and planned API that is easier to consume and provides a better developer experience.
Code-first approach is more traditional. Code is written from the start after the business requirements are defined.
The contract and documentation are then generated from the code after development.
The contract and documentation are then generated from the code after development.
The most significant advantage of code-first is speed. The API can be coded directly from the requirements document.
Automation can also strengthen this, with various libraries offering functional testing, deployment automation, and more.
Automation can also strengthen this, with various libraries offering functional testing, deployment automation, and more.
Which approach is best?
The approach you choose depends on your development and business requirements.
Internal business APIs will generally benefit from the code-first approach, while APIs designed for a public marketplace will be better suited to design-first.
The approach you choose depends on your development and business requirements.
Internal business APIs will generally benefit from the code-first approach, while APIs designed for a public marketplace will be better suited to design-first.
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