Elle 菲利普斯

My first app was a calculator, which didn't help me get a job. If I had to start over, I would create an API. Coding exercises can help you practice algorithms and syntax, but they are far from a real software development job. 7 steps to build your first API: 1. Select a Use Case: It could be anything from weather data retrieval to managing to-do lists. To impress, build simple products, customers, and orders API. 2. Design the API: Plan the structure and endpoints of your API. Decide on the data format (often JSON) and the HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) that your API will support. 3. Choose a Technology Stack: Select a programming language and framework for building your API. - .NET Core - Flask (Python) - Express (Node.js) 4. Implement Endpoints: If you're building a weather API, you might have endpoints for: - Current weather - Forecast - Historical data 5. Data Handling: Implement the logic to handle data requests and responses. Retrieve, format, and transform the query result; expose just the data you need, nothing more, nothing less. 6. Testing: Write unit and integration tests to ensure your API functions correctly and handles different scenarios. Create a Postman collection to test the endpoints. 7. Deployment: Deploy your API to a hosting platform. - Azure - AWS So that it's accessible over the internet. At the end of this project, you will get: - Real-world software development tasks and challenges. - Understand how software components integrate and communicate. - A portfolio project showcasing a functional API demonstrates your abilities to potential employers. I can't remember one time when I asked someone in an interview to show me a calculator. Would you?