API Development: Introduction to APIs

Without APIs most software would cease to exist. In this course youÆll learn about the importance of APIs and the move towards cloud-based web services. You ll explore use cases how they are used for modeling behavior and how to create a use case diagram. YouÆll then examine the differences between common API use cases and public APIs and web services that can be consumed. Next youÆll learn how to use a weather service web API and examine common API issues when developing and using APIs. YouÆll then explore API lifecycle management and cloud-based APIs and their importance to developers. Lastly youÆll learn API development skills characteristics that make a good API and modern trends in API design.