Episode 104
API specs aren't just for giant teams
No Compromises · Joel Clermont and Aaron Saray
July 9, 202414m 41s
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Show Notes
I don't have time to write an API spec. We're not a giant team. We don't have external users of our API.
I've said all these things in the past, but in today's episode, we discuss why you should still consider writing a specification for your Laravel API.
- (00:00) - Should you write a spec for your API?
- (01:37) - Thinking through the requirements
- (04:07) - What's in a spec?
- (06:20) - Balancing detail with moving forward
- (08:15) - Who is consuming the spec?
- (09:30) - The spec keeps you honest
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