- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Yet Another Design Book?
- Part 1: Theory and Justification
- Chapter 1: The Art of Building Modern Software
- Chapter 2: The Motivation to Create an API
- Chapter 3: Determining What Makes a Good API
- Chapter 4: Ever-Changing Targets
- Part 2: Practical Design
- Chapter 5: Do Not Expose More Than You Want
- Chapter 6: Code Against Interfaces, Not Implementations
- Removing a Method or a Field
- Removing or Adding a Class or an Interface
- Inserting an Interface or a Class into an Existing Hierarchy
- Adding a Method or a Field
- Comparing Java Interfaces and Classes
- In Weakness Lies Strength
- A Method Addition Lover’s Heaven
- Are Abstract Classes Useful?
- Getting Ready for Growing Parameters
- Interfaces vs. Classes
- Chapter 7: Use Modular Architecture
- Chapter 8: Separate APIs for Clients and Providers
- Chapter 9: Keep Testability in Mind
- Chapter 10: Cooperating with Other APIs
- Chapter 11: Runtime Aspects of APIs
- Chapter 12: Declarative Programming
- Part 3: Daily Life
- Epilogue: The Future
- Bibliography
- Index
Acknowledgments
This book could not have been written without the generous help of Geertjan and Patrick, the best editors I’ve ever met. Thank you and everyone else very much, guys. Visit http://thanks.apidesign.org to learn details.
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