Deploy app servers close to your users · Fly

Deploy app servers close to your users · Fly

6/18/2017

link

https://fly.io/articles/pragmatic-api-versioning/

summary

In this blog post, the author discusses the pragmatic approach to API versioning when it comes to developing software applications. The article introduces the concept of API versioning and highlights the challenges that developers often face when managing different versions of their APIs. The author emphasizes the importance of adopting a pragmatic approach that balances the needs of both the API provider and its consumers. Several strategies for versioning APIs are explored, including using the URL, headers, or content negotiation. The post concludes with practical recommendations on how to approach API versioning to ensure backward compatibility and smooth transitions between versions.

tags

software versioning ꞏ software agility ꞏ semantic versioning ꞏ software maintenance ꞏ api endpoints ꞏ software development ꞏ software integration ꞏ software performance ꞏ software architecture ꞏ api versioning ꞏ data integrity ꞏ software updates ꞏ code maintainability ꞏ software release ꞏ software dependencies ꞏ api security ꞏ api evolution ꞏ code reusability ꞏ software migrations ꞏ api consumers ꞏ software scalability ꞏ api lifecycle ꞏ api design ꞏ software standards ꞏ api governance ꞏ api compatibility ꞏ software deprecations ꞏ api clients ꞏ software engineering ꞏ codebase management ꞏ data consistency ꞏ api standards ꞏ rest api ꞏ api stability ꞏ developer experience ꞏ api best practices ꞏ breaking changes ꞏ software interoperability ꞏ api management ꞏ code quality ꞏ version control ꞏ pragmatic approach ꞏ api documentation ꞏ software deployment ꞏ versioning strategies ꞏ software security ꞏ software reliability ꞏ software testing ꞏ backward compatibility