Oops, I Broke My API

Oops, I Broke My API

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It's the fault of Sales

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It's the fault of Sales

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Oops, I Broke My API

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Agenda: 5 important questions
  3. 3 Backwards compatibility
  4. 4 Three types of compatibility
  5. 5 Involuntary API breaks
  6. 6 Avoid breaking the API when possible
  7. 7 Redundancy can get painful
  8. 8 In response to advancing technology
  9. 9 Changing the API as a strategy
  10. 10 Why we changed the iText design
  11. 11 Use semantic versioning
  12. 12 A good design to start with is key
  13. 13 Use tools to detect breaking changes
  14. 14 Avoid being a moving target
  15. 15 Ease the pain
  16. 16 Avoid back-porting
  17. 17 Have a clear EOL strategy
  18. 18 It's the fault of Marketing
  19. 19 It's the fault of Sales
  20. 20 Making development future-proof
  21. 21 Big bang release or early release?

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