"Service Design Patterns" catalogs design patterns that cover the entire lifecycle of web services. InfoQ talked to Rob Daigneau regarding various topics related to the core idea behind the book.

By understanding API design patterns, and following best practices, you can create APIs that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and easy to use.

In this part I’ll introduce the conceptual framework of design patterns and walk through a demonstration of evaluating a design pattern for a particular use case.