02 - Building APIs in the Best Order

02 - Building APIs in the Best Order

When building your API, you should think about object dependencies and build the top-level items first.

For example, your application may have the following data types:
Users
Contacts
Practice Areas
Matters (Requires Contacts and Practice Areas)
Time Entries (Requires Matters and Users)
Matter<->Contact Role Associations (Requires Contacts and Matters)

You should prioritize APIs for the items with no dependencies and work toward the items with the most dependencies.

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