The 2000s called and want their "Pet Store" back!
The 2000s called and want their "Pet Store" back!
It is pretty much industry standard within the C# and Java community to provide Open API docs. It also displays the flaws of the API designs at an early stage. Stops one from going live with something embarrassingly bad as the Hashicorp API:s for instance.
It's really easy to think you've got it all figured out when it's just running on your local machine or a private network or to quote Mike Tyson "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
This experience has reinforced for me how critical getting CI/CD is to the process of taking something from a sketch pad to something that no only ships but other people can work on. Not saying that has to be a huge production, but it's just as crucial as how to post a form or connect to a data source. Looking at you JS bros that think they can cobble together an ORM that won't be a massive chore.