In my last post I blithely said ' This is where judgment comes in... '. Unfortunately judgment isn't easy. Now when I was younger - say 10 years ago - I was sure about everything - not least my latest harebrained API design. I chalk that up to...

For a while now I've been thinking that the best way to get better at API & protocol design is to try to articulate how you do design. Articulating your thought process has a number of significant benefits: Once you know your approach you can critique...