Always Create an API to Export Data

6 December 2021 by Phillip JohnstonAll software will age, and inevitably it will reach a point when it will be retired. It’s better to plan to replace your product up front, which ensures you can have the smoothest migration possible. One consideration is that people want to get their data out of the old system. This might be internal, such that you can migrate or interoperate with a newer system, or it might be external, enabling users to migrate their data elsewhere. You can prepare for these eventualities by designing ways to export data: Prepare an interface for passing data …

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