Talk Python To Me #450: Versioning Web APIs in Python
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Feb 22, 2024 Exploring the challenges of upgrading APIs, the importance of versioning for smooth transitions, insights on API design principles, handling system behaviors with Neo4j, strategies for versioning web APIs in Python, and recommendations for choosing the right versioning approach.
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Design Teams To Shape APIs
- Conway's law links team structure to product interfaces, so design teams to match desired APIs.
- Reverse Conway maneuver intentionally shapes organization to deliver intended API boundaries.
Major Versions Are Usually Enough
- Web API versioning usually needs only major versions because servers can push bug fixes and minors without breaking clients.
- Companies often use date-based versions since semantic granularity is unnecessary for most APIs.
Start Versioning Before Clients Multiply
- Avoid postponing versioning too long; start when you have many clients.
- Consider skipping versioning pre-Series A but plan for it as you grow clients past a dozen or more.