LINK: “Developing our API strategy [at Hackney]”

Writing great APIs demands we use a range of techniques to improve the way we write code. Pair programming, test-driven development and coding in the open are all important attributes of writing great code and therefore making our APIs reusable outside Hackney. Original: https://blogs.hackney.gov.uk/hackit/Developing-our-API-strategy

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