The Guardian Scala Library by Guardian allows developers to integrate the Guardian API into their Scala applications. Usage examples are included in the documentation.
The benefits of a well-designed, well-implemented, easily integated API are well known: happier developers, higher usage and, hopefully, greater profit as a result. While many high-level best practices for developing a great API have been established, a failure to pay close attention to small details, such as parameter defaults, can create big headaches.
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