automotive grade apis – designing for longevity

Automotive grade APIS

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- designing for longevity

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Henrik Segesten, Volvo Cars

What is Automotive grade?

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Technology For your API

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2006

4

SOAP

XML

JSON

1996

5

CORBA

ONC/RPC

DCE

HTTP

X509

PGP

1986

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FTP

SMTP

Telnet

PPP

TCP/IP

ASN.1

Technology picklist

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FTP

SMTP

Telnet

PPP

TCP/IP

ASN.1

CORBA

ONC/RPC

DCE

HTTP

X509

PGP

SOAP

XML

JSON

API Design

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Compatibility

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“capable of existing together in harmony”

- Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary

SIMPLICITY

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“the state of being uncomplicated”

- Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary

Clarity

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“the quality of being easily understood”

- Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary

• Automotive == longevity == re-implementation

• Use mature standards

• Have a compatibility strategy

• Keep complexity away from the API

• Make the API’s easily understood

Conclusions for Automotive Api’s

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Thank you

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