Master 's Thesis von Mihailo Rajacic
Collaborative Development of Open APIs - Status Quo and Ideas for Improvements
Motivation and Goal
The number of publicly offered Web APIs has increased continuously over the last decade [1] since successful public Web API initiatives provide a new source of profitability for organizations. Nevertheless, such initiatives are only successful, if the functionality or data offered is actually demanded by third-party developers and the API design meets developers’ expectations. However, due to a lack of guidance, organizations struggle to involve potential developers into the process of designing open APIs. Therefore, the goal of this thesis is to identify and evaluate a process for desiging open APIs which enables the direct collaboration between API providers and consumers.
The thesis should answer the following research questions:
- RQ1: What stakeholders are involved in the collaborative development of open APIs?
- RQ2: What design decisions have to be made during the development of open APIs?
- RQ3: How could a process for collaborative open API development look like?
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Title (de) | Kollaborative Entwicklung offener APIs: Status Quo und Verbesserungsvorschläge |
| Title (en) | Collaborative Development of Open APIs - Status Quo and Ideas for Improvements |
| Project | |
| Type | Master's Thesis |
| Status | completed |
| Student | Mihailo Rajacic |
| Advisor | Dr. Gloria Bondel |
| Supervisor | Prof. Dr. Florian Matthes |
| Start Date | 15.11.2019 |
| Sebis Contributor Agreement signed on | 27.09.2019 |
| Checklist filled | Yes |
| Submission date | 15.05.2020 |