Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Design Principle: Coupling, Cohesion, and Granularity
In the realm of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design principles, the concepts of Service Coupling, Service Cohesion, and Service Granularity play pivotal roles in shaping a robust and effective architectural framework. Service Coupling refers to the degree of interdependence between any two business processes. In the context of SOA, weak coupling is highly preferred as […]
On Building a Two Sided Marketplace
Let’s start from the beginning: what is a two sided marketplace? Answer from Wikipedia: A two-sided market, also called a two-sided network, is an intermediary economic platform having two distinct user groups that provide each other with network benefits. In other words it is a marketplace (online or offline) where different kinds of people meet and exchange valuable tangible or […]
The API Economy: Resources for Programming the Web
The API economy is an effective way to leverage the possibility of programming the Web. The definition of this practice is relatively simple: API Economy (sometimes known as API-driven economy) simply refers to the exchange of value between consumers and providers through APIs. An application programming interface (or API) is a computing interface which defines […]
How to Design a Good API: Advanced Object Oriented Programming
Design a good API takes both engineering and artistic skills and is a well know challenge among experts of object oriented programming (OOP). This is a relatively advanced topic. Therefore, If you are unfamiliar with the concepts this article will give you the basic of OOP. An Application Program Interface (API in short) refers to […]
