Eight of the Biggest Lies in APIs

1 · APIs You Won't Hate · Jan. 12, 2022, midnight
Have you ever been told "Everybody does it this way" when arguing about API design? Or have you heard, "We use HTTPS, so our API is secure"? In the API space, numerous statements are highly context-dependent, misunderstandings, or outright lies. To find some of the most egregious of these, I asked the APIs You Won't Hate Slack for those phrases that stand their neck hair on end and their eyes to see red. If you find yourself about to use one of these jargon phrases unironically in your next arch...