How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters_How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters1 How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters Joshua Bloch Principal Software Engineer _How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters2 Why is API Design Important? • APIs can be among a company's greatest assets _ Customers invest heavily: buying, writing, learning _ Cost to stop using an API can be prohibitive _ Successful public APIs capture customers •
