Handlers and Endpoints 🧶

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Learn to create handlers and endpoints for effective API management and understand their role in software engineering

intermediate Published 20 Oct 2022

Action Steps

Define handlers as functions that process API requests and responses
Implement endpoints as URLs that map to specific handlers
Use a framework or library to create and manage handlers and endpoints
Test and validate handlers and endpoints for correct functionality
Deploy and monitor handlers and endpoints in a production environment

Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and software engineers can benefit from understanding handlers and endpoints to design and implement robust API architectures

Key Insight

💡 Handlers and endpoints are crucial components of API design and implementation

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