User Interface Principles in API Design |
Programmers Are People Too |
User Interface Design is a Science |
Fundamental Principles |
Libraries vs. Applications |
Remember the People |
What to put in an API |
Data Encapsulation |
Constraints |
Requirements |
Naming Conventions |
Plays well with others (Java version): |
Plays well with others (.NET version): |
The Last Concern (Performance) |
Documentation |
Inheritance |
Maintenance |
Conformance Testing |
Avoid Complexity |
Case Study: JDOM |
Case Study: GridBagLayout |
Further Reading |