Rob Allen

Rob Allen is a software consultant and developer and runs Nineteen Feet focussing on web development, training and consultancy. He writes code in PHP, Swift and other interesting languages & contributes to open source projects including Slim Framework and wrote Zend Framework in Action for Manning Publications.

Twitter: @akrabat
Blog: akrabat.com

Proposed talks

A Rant About Error Handling

Most APIs are usable when everything works, yet it's when something goes wrong that an API's true colours show through. In this talk, I will discuss what I consider to be the minimum viable error response for a competent API, through the lens of a real-world example of possibly the worst I have ever seen…
(Type: Five-In-Five, Level: Beginner/Fundamentals)

5 Features of a Good API

Everyone is writing APIs from micro-services through to full applications, but what makes a good one? In this session we’ll go back to the basics and look at what I consider to be five of the more important architectural features that you should think about when creating an API. These are the features that ensure that your API plays well with HTTP and, more importantly, make your API a delight to maintain and work with. I want you to ensure that your API is a good HTTP citizen, while also providing developer-friendly features like thoughtful error handling and documentation. (Type: Featured-Talk, Level: Beginner/Fundamentals)