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Building More Usable APIs
May/June 1998 (vol. 15 no. 3)
pp. 78-86
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Samuel G. McLellan, Alvin W. Roesler, Joseph T. Tempest, Clay I. Spinuzzi, "Building More Usable APIs," IEEE Software, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 78-86, May/June, 1998.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/52.676963,
author = {Samuel G. McLellan and Alvin W. Roesler and Joseph T. Tempest and Clay I. Spinuzzi},
title = {Building More Usable APIs},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {15},
number = {3},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {1998},
pages = {78-86},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.676963},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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When the authors asked users to test an API early in the development life cycle, the users' questions about how the API works and in what contexts turned out to be extremely helpful. Iterative API design and testing, along with feedback from real users, contribute to cleaner design and a more helpful reference manual.
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Samuel G. McLellan, Alvin W. Roesler, Joseph T. Tempest, Clay I. Spinuzzi, "Building More Usable APIs," IEEE Software, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 78-86, May-June 1998, doi:10.1109/52.676963
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