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API Terminology Handbook (Publication)
2023
The API Terminology Handbook is a beginner-friendly guide on all things API types. Built for learners, reasearched and written by a learner.
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Overview
This 42-page handbook was written to give learners a fast, practical introduction to API vocabulary and patterns. Framed as both a study guide and a quick desk reference, the handbook emphasizes clarity and immediate applicability.
"The goal was simple: create a short, trustworthy guide that learners can finish and apply in a single weekend." — Kuldeep
Key Features
- •Compact chapters on REST, GraphQL, SOAP, and other common API models.
- •Practical advice for applying terminology in interviews and real projects.
- •Study tips and quick-reference tables for rapid recall.
Applications
- •Pre-course reading for introductory API/CS classes.
- •Interview prep and quick refreshers for junior engineers.
- •Reference packet for code reviews and documentation tasks.
Tech Stack
eBook / PDF / Kindle distribution
Key Achievements
- •Packaged a concise, learner-focused resource and published it for broader access (moreUrl).
- •Structured content for immediate usefulness in classrooms and study groups.
- •Helped readers move from confusion to confident use of API terminology.
Impact
Because it’s short and practical, the handbook lowers the activation energy for busy learners — they can quickly build vocabulary that improves communication in teams and in interviews. Educators and learners have reported using it as a focused supplement to coursework.