In fact, there is greater need than ever before, and Practical API Design: Confessions of Java Framework Architect meet it! Teaches you how to write an API that will stand the test designers Left Written by NetBeans API at Sun Based on best practices, scalability, and API design patterns What you will learn? What is an API and what theories are behind good API design When and why to build an API API design patterns applicable to all programming languages, especially modern, object? Language-oriented How to optimize and test APIs Who is this book? This book is recommended to every API architect who prefers a bit more engineering design over a purely artistic.