Additional Notes
Why version external API contracts?
Track: Java
Topic: HTTP JSON APIs
Focus: API Versioning
Java: API Versioning
Answer
Because renaming or removing fields can break clients immediately.
API changes should be treated with the same seriousness as schema changes. Versioning gives consumers a stable contract and a migration path instead of surprise runtime breakage.
API changes should be treated with the same seriousness as schema changes. Versioning gives consumers a stable contract and a migration path instead of surprise runtime breakage.
Topics: API Versioning HTTP JSON APIs Java