From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: How to Design an Application Programmers' Interface (API)
Date: 2000/08/11
Date: 2000-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6K+0jFPPKxTo@eisner.decus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 399386EF.4F2AA3E6@netwood.net
In article <399386EF.4F2AA3E6@netwood.net>, "E. Robert Tisdale" <edwin@netwood.net> writes:
> A good API makes it easier for application programmers to write
> safe and reliable high performance application programs clearly
> and concisely so that they are easier to read, understand and maintain.
> It permits library developers and application programmers
> to work independently of each other and reduces the time required
> to develop, debug and test applications.
But library developers and application programmers can work
independently even with a lousy API design, so long as they
use the Ada language. Write the specification for the library
first (it can even be written by the application programmer)
and then have each side code using that specification.
> An API is a contract between library developers and application programmers.
And the implementation of that contract is the specification of
the library package.
If you are going to post these generalities to the Ada newsgroup,
please be aware of the features of the Ada language.
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2000-08-10 0:00 How to Design an Application Programmers' Interface (API) E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Kaz Kylheku
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` vrml3d.com
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Tony T. Warnock
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-10 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Keith Thompson
2000-08-11 0:00 ` David Botton
2000-08-11 0:00 ` David Gillon
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Peter S. Shenkin
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Toon Moene
2000-08-10 0:00 ` Jack Klein
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` Interfacing to Numerical Programming libraries (was: How to Design..) Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-12 0:00 ` Sam Hobbs
2000-08-12 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-12 0:00 ` tmoran
2000-08-12 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-11 0:00 ` How to Design an Application Programmers' Interface (API) Gautier
2000-08-11 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Gregory Pietsch
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Gregory Pietsch
2000-08-13 0:00 ` E. Robert Tisdale
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Brendan Sechter
2000-08-13 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
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