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…