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Introduction to API Development

What is API Design?

API design is the iterative collection of decisions that lead to a concrete plan for developing, implementing, and maintaining an API.

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Back-End Engineer

Back-end developers deal with the hidden processes that run behind the scenes, building APIs and databases that power the front-end.
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Full-Stack Engineer

A full-stack engineer can get a project done from start to finish, back-end to front-end.
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