🔍 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is the focus of the API Development track at API Conference?
The API Development track delivers strategies for building, scaling, and debugging successful APIs, complete with best practices and modern communication protocols.
2. Which API design patterns and practices are taught in this track?
Attendees explore proven API design patterns to enhance stability and scalability—covering RESTful design, asynchronous techniques, and robust error handling, along with testing and maintenance methodologies.
3. What does hypermedia API development cover?
This track delves into RESTful hypermedia APIs using frameworks like Spring. Participants learn about HAL, affordances, and JSON extensions through hands-on demos and source code examples.
4. Which modern API standards beyond REST are examined?
The session explores contemporary alternatives such as GraphQL, gRPC, MQTT, and WebSockets—highlighting their unique features, real‑world use cases, and guidance on selecting the right protocol for your needs.
5. What techniques are included for optimizing and scaling APIs?
The track covers methodologies for scaling high‑traffic APIs, including caching, load balancing, rate limiting, API gateways, and distributed tracing to ensure peak performance and reliability.
6 months access to session recordings.