How to Design a Good API

Joshua Bloch is the author of the book “Effective Java” and has a long history in the Java community. He gave an excellent talk on API design in 2007 called “How to Design a Good API and Why it Matters”. While this is focused on Java, Bloch covers many generic principles of API design that are just as applicable to C++ API development, such as class design, method design, exception design, and refactoring API designs. This slide set is well worth your time reading.

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/33655/How-to-Design-a-Good-API-and-Why-it-Matters
• http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&entry=3258158706