Anatidaephobia

Anatidaephobia

According to the Urban Dictionary:

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word “anatidae”, meaning ducks, geese or swans and “phobos” meaning fear.

A:dude, Anatidaephobia is the coolest phobia ever!
B:quack!

Best Practices for Designing a Pragmatic RESTful API

An API is a user interface for developers. Put the effort in to ensure it’s not just functional but pleasant to use.

Vinay Sahni has a rather lengthy, detailed, and well-rounded post on how to design a good RESTful API.  It covers pretty much everything from URL structures and parameters, request methods, to error handling, documentation, and coding style.