Build Stuff'16 Lithuania

Since it's introduction to the world at WWDC 2013 - Swift has rocketed in popularity - becoming the most popular language on Github in 2015. Both the language and the roadmap have now been open-sourced - and no longer limited to Apple's platforms - meaning it's now available on everything from Raspberry Pi's to the server. In this session - we'll build an API using Swift, then deploy and run it on the server. We'll also cover how you'd run this in Production, the integration options which are currently available and the roadmap for Swift 3.0 - so that you're aware of what's coming in the pipeline.

Most of us are familiar with the architectural style known as REST, but even experienced developers often find it difficult to translate REST's architectural principles into running code. In this talk, we'll explore the elements of REST related to hypermedia and the principle of "hypermedia as the engine of application state" (HATEOAS) - we'll talk about why they matter, and when you might want to implement them in your own systems. We'll look at some of the tools that exist to help you design, deliver and debug your HTTP APIs, and we'll do some hands-on coding to show you how to implement lightweight, flexibile hypermedia patterns in your .NET web applications using the NancyFX HTTP framework and the HAL hypermedia application language.