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  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 

    What is an API and how does it work?

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    "To answer this, I will focus my efforts on explaining the most common type of API used in most modern software development applications - the REST API. For the purpose of simplicity, I will also keep the topics of Authorization and Authentication out of the mix. In essence, an API is a group of logic that takes in a specific set of inputs and responds with a specific set of outputs. This is analogous to going to a drive-thru and placing an order for a meal. When you give an API a bunch of"

    Pathworks P. - "To answer this, I will focus my efforts on explaining the most common type of API used in most modern software development applications - the REST API. For the purpose of simplicity, I will also keep the topics of Authorization and Authentication out of the mix. In essence, an API is a group of logic that takes in a specific set of inputs and responds with a specific set of outputs. This is analogous to going to a drive-thru and placing an order for a meal. When you give an API a bunch of"See full answer

    Solutions Architect
    System Design
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  • Our booking platform experiences higher traffic during the day, requiring server upgrades which cause 10 to 30 minutes of downtime. How can you improve this situation?

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    "I said dockerizing the application and taking them in the Kubernetes cluster will help, I created a diagram of all the API they had."

    Dheeraj S. - "I said dockerizing the application and taking them in the Kubernetes cluster will help, I created a diagram of all the API they had."See full answer

    Solutions Architect
    System Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    Design an e-commerce website.

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    Solutions Architect
    System Design

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