Web services
June 4th, 2013
Sharing web services and APIs in an organisation: challenges and pitfalls
Sharing services and APIs can appeal to a desire to reduce duplication and improve development efficiency. It’s a worthy ambition though the journey there can be littered with costly traps for the unwary.
December 17th, 2012
REST services may not have standards, but they should follow conventions
REST is more of an architectural style than a set of standards. That said, a service should follow certain conventions if it is to be predictable and simple to work with.
September 21st, 2012
Contract-first web service development using WCF and .Net 4.5
Contract first service development in .Net has always been hampered by the limited availability of any appropriate tooling. The new Contract-First tool in Visual Studio 2012 is only a partial solution.
August 16th, 2012
What makes a good web service API?
On the face of it, the demands of a good web service interface are pretty much the same as for any other API. You just need to make it useful, reliable, easy to use and fast. However, public-facing APIs are forever so it’s vital that you get it right the first time.