Why API-first engineering is the way forward for software development

British software developer and international public speaker on software development, Martin Fowler once famously said: “Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” His book on Refactoring has been a best seller for decades and is a guide on how to transform code safely and rapidly, helping developers build better code. Exactly these same principles should apply when looking to develop an API-first approach to software engineering. But first, what do we mean when we talk about an API-first approach? This is a software development method that prioritizes the design of… [Continue Reading]