At Linn we have adopted the pattern of using Hypermedia Controls to represent relationships between resources, for example: { "name": { "first" : "Joe", "last": "Bloggs" }, "links" : [ { "rel": "country", "href": "/countries/GB" } ] } But how do you consume an API like this within a Backbone.js app? For a simple case, where you have…
In a previous post I discussed the approach we opted for at Linn when deciding how to evolve our HTTP APIs without breaking existing clients. In this post I describe how we implemented that approach using NancyFx (a web framework for .NET inspired by Sinatra). Jumping In Most of the…
At Linn we develop and maintain a variety of HTTP APIs to support the operations of the company. Over time the number of dependencies between these APIs has increased, and it became apparent that we needed a reliable way to introduce changes without breaking existing clients. In this post I…