# How to design a good API and why it matters (2006)

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**Tags:** design, api\
**Created:** [3 October 2022 14:06 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-design-a-good-api-and-why-it-matters-2006/76380 "2022-10-03T14:06:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![apsori](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/apsori/32/6666_2.png) [@apsori](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/apsori)\
**Post date:** [7 October 2022 10:11 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-design-a-good-api-and-why-it-matters-2006/76380/3 "2022-10-07T10:11:24Z")

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This is a very good and exhaustive list of principles to guide a junior programmer, such as myself. I only learned programming through self-study.

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