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Why Postman during Case API Application Implementation?

MsaasAPI edited this page Sep 19, 2018 · 2 revisions

Although the overhead effort on Postman will not likely become part of the final deliverable, the resources invested in Postman shall be worth the while for the following reasons:

  • Quick prototyping: No heavy-duty IDE is needed. Just provision the parameters and leave the lower-level plumbing to Postman. Some lines of JavaScript will be needed only if advanced customization is desired.
  • Fault isolation: Decouple the client application from the trouble-shooting process, and therefore enable the user to pingpoint other issues such as the configuration and network.
  • Lower technical requirement: Although JavaScript literacy is advisible, it requires no programming knowledge to make basic API calls. This enable non-technical members (PM, analyst, agent, etc) to conduct preliminary support or testing.
  • Last but not least, its UX is more friendly than intimidating comparing to other common alternatives.