Description
In this course, you will learn to understand Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, as a core aspect of digital architecture. In addition to their use in software architecture, APIs are also used to make business components digitally usable within and between companies. And last but not least, APIs are also designed and offered as products that can be used to earn money directly or indirectly. You will learn about different technologies, their differences and areas of application. We look at the design of APIs in an approach that goes beyond purely technical design. We discuss description languages such as OpenAPI and AsyncAPI and see how they are used within the lifecycle of an API. You will learn what is necessary to use APIs strategically in organizations.
Agenda
- Where do APIs come from and how have technologies developed?
- How and where are APIs used in companies?
- How do APIs differ from other types of integration?
- How do APIs create value in organizations and how do these models work?
- Overview and comparison of different API styles (HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, …)
- API design from the perspective of API consumers
- Strategies for versioning and their consequences
- Description of APIs with languages such as OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, or GraphQL
- The API lifecycle and typical activities and tools during the lifecycle
- General concepts of API security and the OWASP API Security Top 10
- Use and management of API platforms
- API governance as active maintenance of the API landscape in companies
Your Benefits
Understanding all perspectives on the topic of APIs
Strategic use of APIs in IT architecture and business
Scaling API landscapes for long-term benefits
Theoretical inputs and practicing in small groups alternate
Audience
You should have already encountered APIs and now be curious about a more comprehensive broader perspective. We will use code examples and work with description languages ourselves, but you don’t need to be a software developer.
- Software developers who want to better understand and use APIs beyond their purely technical role.
- Architects who want to use APIs more broadly and strategically.
- Business architects who want to better understand how APIs fit into digital transformation.
Training Objectives
In-depth understanding of APIs
Knowledge of current approaches to designing APIs
Make informed decisions when weighing up the API design
Designing secure APIs
Strategic use of APIs in organizations
Management of API landscapes
Your Trainers
Erik Wilde
INNOQ
Digital transformation, API strategy, API management
- Application Programming Interfaces
Erik Wilde is an internationally recognized expert in digital transformation and API strategy and management. He holds degrees in computer science from TU Berlin and ETH Zurich and is the author of numerous specialist articles, books and standards. As a regular speaker at international conferences, he is actively involved in promoting exchange in the API community. His YouTube channel “Getting APIs to Work” offers professionals in-depth insights into technologies, tools, standards and current developments. As an OpenAPI Ambassador, he promotes the use of standards worldwide. At INNOQ, he supports companies in the development of successful products and platforms. Connect with Erik on LinkedIn.
Falk Sippach
embarc
Architecture reviews, Java expert
- Agile Software Architecture
- Application Programming Interfaces
- CPSA Foundation Level
- Documentation-as-Code
- Evolution and Improvement of software architectures
- Fantastic diagrams
- Flexible architectures
As a trainer, consultant and architect, Falk is always on the lookout for the spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile software development projects in the Java environment for over 15 years, initially as a developer and later as a project manager, architect and coach. Falk is convinced that lifelong learning is the prerequisite for professional self-development and lasting enjoyment in what you do. Despite his enthusiasm for new things, he always keeps an eye on people and established structures in order to develop balanced solutions. As an active member of the community, he likes to share his knowledge in articles, blog posts and presentations at conferences or user group meetings and supports the organization of various specialist events. Video: What is Documentation as Code? Falk explains it to you in the stream with Lisa Moritz.
Thilo Frotscher
Thilo Frotscher
Java Enterprise, APIs (Web) Services and System Integration
- API Design with OpenAPI
- Application Programming Interfaces
Thilo Frotscher has been working as a freelance software architect and trainer for over twenty years. He is an expert in Java and the topics of system integration, APIs and (web) services. In addition to numerous in-house training courses, Thilo regularly gives talks and workshops at international specialist conferences, training events and user groups. He is a member of the program advisory board of the “API Conference”, betterCode API() and other specialist events. Finally, Thilo is also the author of numerous articles for IT journals, as well as the (co-)author of several books.