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A Tale of Two Teams

A Tale of Two Teams

Lessons learned trying to teach developers how to write hypermedia systems

Larry Staton Jr.

September 27, 2014
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  1. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Project

    Goals • Scalable • Built for the long term
  2. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Project

    Goals • Scalable • Built for the long term • Low cost on the server
  3. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Project

    Goals • Scalable • Built for the long term • Low cost on the server • Not too concerned about the client
  4. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Project

    Goals • Scalable • Built for the long term • Low cost on the server • Not too concerned about the client • Loose coupling
  5. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Poorly • Focused on media types too soon
  6. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Poorly • Focused on media types too soon • Frustrated developers by not giving early feedback
  7. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Poorly • Focused on media types too soon • Frustrated developers by not giving early feedback • Tried to be right
  8. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Better • Started with the basics
  9. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Better • Started with the basics • Fed information to the development team
  10. A Tale of Two Teams #restfest REST Fest 2014 Things

    I Did Better • Started with the basics • Fed information to the development team • Let the developers by “right”