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Evolution of APIs and Communication in Software Development
The chapter explores topics such as time zone considerations for interplanetary communication, managing compatibility data with Protobuf and Parquet, the rise of gRPC over REST and GraphQL for microservices, and the tradeoffs of code abstraction in software development. It also discusses designing APIs with item potency and event-based systems, emphasizing technology-agnostic solutions and the importance of encapsulating communication within services. Additionally, it touches on the benefits of open source code, transitioning private projects to frameworks, and responsibly integrating third-party libraries in software development.