Rob Allen is a software consultant and developer with many years experience and writes code in PHP, Swift and other interesting languages. He leads Slim Framework's development team and contributes to Apache OpenWhisk and other open source projects. Rob is a published author and based in the UK where he runs Nineteen Feet Limited, focussing on API development, training and consultancy. In his spare time, Rob blogs at akrabat.com and can often be seen with a camera in his hand.
When you’ve been tasked with creating an HTTP API, there’s many things that you need to consider and I’m here to help you navigate your journey. We start with the fundamental decision of architecture: should your API be RESTful? What about GraphQL? or RPC? We’ll look at the choices and their strengths and weaknesses to guide your decision. We’ll also take a hard look at the other, vital components of an API from how it works with HTTP, through validation, payload formats and error handling. An API makes its mark when it is used, so we’ll also consider developer experience to ensure that your API is best it can be. By the end of this talk, you’ll be well-placed to design and deliver a great API that’s fit for purpose.
| The Making of a Great API | ScotlandPHP 2021 | October 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| The Serverless PHP Application | PHPUGFFM, September 2021 | September 2021 |
| The Serverless PHP Application | The Online PHP Conference | January 2021 |
| The Serverless PHP Application | PHPFest.2020 | October 2020 |
| PHP in a Serverless World | 3 Hours of Serverless | August 2020 |
| The Serverless PHP Application | Laravel Conf Taiwan 2020 | July 2020 |
| Serverless PHP Applications | PHP fwdays’20 | Special edition | June 2020 |
| Serverless PHP Applications | Midwest PHP | April 2020 |
| Slim 4: PHP’s microframework | Midwest PHP | April 2020 |
| Slim 4: PHP’s Microframework | PHP MiNDS | March 2020 |
| The Making of a Great API | PHPSW | March 2020 |
| Building Modern APIs | PHPUK | February 2020 |
| Strict typing and static analysis | Sunshine PHP | February 2020 |
| Strict typing and static analysis | PHPSW | January 2020 |
| The Serverless Application | DevFest Cardiff | November 2019 |
| Capturing Light | OggCamp 2019 | October 2019 |
| Building with Slim 4 | BrumPHP | October 2019 |
| The making of a great API | Dutch PHP Conference 2019 | June 2019 |
| Introduction to Serverless PHP | PHP Shropshire, April 2019 | April 2019 |
| Introduction to Serverless PHP | PHPSW | February 2019 |
| Introduction to Serverless PHP | Sunshine PHP 2019 | February 2019 |
| Adventures in Apache OpenWhisk | Serverless Days Cardiff | January 2019 |
| Introduction to Serverless PHP | Romania PHP | June 2018 |
| Writing APIs in Lumen | Laravel Live UK | June 2018 |
| Building Websites with Zend Expressive 3 | PHP UK Conference 2018 | February 2018 |
| Protect Your API With OAuth2 | PHP Yorkshire | April 2017 |
