The 3 Rules I Follow When Designing APIs That Last I treat API design like writing a long-term co...The 3 Rules I Follow When Designing APIs That Last I treat API design like writing a long-term co...
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Saeed Mohammadpour
• Oct 22
The 3 Rules I Follow When Designing APIs That Last
I treat API design like writing a long-term contract: clear, predictable, and easy to extend.
Every endpoint I ship passes three quick checks: 1️⃣ Human readability — a dev should understand it in 10 seconds. 2️⃣ Test coverage — if it’s not tested, it’s not done. 3️⃣ Version control — break nothing for existing clients.
These small habits keep teams from rewriting APIs six months later.
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