SmartBear's Director of Solutions Strategy Lorinda Brandon's presentation on the risks of third party APIs from the API Strategy conference in New York City 2013.
7. And now for the âsafe sexâ part âŠ
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responsibility
Even the parts
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YouTube
you didnât DocuSign
code
8. Taking Precautions
Research Know your choices
âą Check reviews
âą Find all similar options
âą Verify performance
Defend Define your thresholds
âą Response times
âą Critical functionality needs a Plan B
âą Code defensively
Test Make sure it works
âą Include in your test plans as if itâs your own code
âą Add to regression tests
Monitor Find out first
âą Your users are probably on Twitter too
âą Be first to report
âą Ensure performance