01-10-2020

slides: intro to network architecture the very basics on client and server communication

on minimum viable products:

• for an effective MVP you need an effective hypothesis and success criteria
• your objective is to learn as fast as possible

on application programming interfaces:

• forget about application programming. it’s an interface between two pieces of software
• APIs come in many forms — software can communicate by calling another class within the same software package
• or, something like communication over a network using protocols like HTTP
• a protocol is an agreed upon language and series of steps