Microservices, APIs, and the Autonomous Web

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Argues that everything needed to build autonomous, safe web services already exists and demonstrates concrete patterns and protocols to do it: leverage HTTP idempotency and caching, apply stability patterns like timeout and circuit breaker (bulkhead, fail‑fast, steady‑state), and design machine-friendly APIs using partial submit, navigation, use-related links and a state‑watch model. Cites industry moves (Salesforce buys MuleSoft for $6B) and examples like Netflix’s chaos testing to show these practices scale today without AI — practical patterns and tradeoffs, not hype.

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1. 0:00Introduction and welcome
2. 2:45Programming the entire network
3. 11:25The power of HTTP and TCP/IP
4. 20:40Designing functionality and safety
5. 27:23Intentionality and API design
6. 32:03Patterns for autonomous APIs
7. 40:57Monetizing APIs on the open network
8. 47:44Call to action and closing

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