Any good guide which include best practices for library developers?

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I am interested in use cases such as- server-side libraries ex: sentry serverside clients- front-end libraries ex: react-queryI am interested in aspects like API design, architectural decisions, dev tooling and etc.

dyingkneepad · Accepted Answer

A famous guide to evaluate your APIs:- https://ozlabs.org/~rusty/index.cgi/tech/2008-03-30.html- https://ozlabs.org/~rusty/index.cgi/tech/2008-04-01.html

gte525u · Answer

Josh Bloch did a good google tech talk on general aspects of API design.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heh4OeB9A-c

codegeek · Answer

One thing I can say which is probably a low hanging fruit. Error handling. Return errors in such a way that the application using the library can actually do something with it.

rjmill · Answer

For documentation, this site has a good framework for organizing library docs: https://diataxis.fr/

Any good guide which include best practices for library developers?

I am interested in use cases such as
- server-side libraries ex: sentry serverside clients
- front-end libraries ex: react-query
I am interested in aspects like API design, architectural decisions, dev tooling and etc.

A famous guide to evaluate your APIs:
- https://ozlabs.org/~rusty/index.cgi/tech/2008-03-30.html
- https://ozlabs.org/~rusty/index.cgi/tech/2008-04-01.html

Josh Bloch did a good google tech talk on general aspects of API design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heh4OeB9A-c

One thing I can say which is probably a low hanging fruit. Error handling. Return errors in such a way that the application using the library can actually do something with it.

For documentation, this site has a good framework for organizing library docs: https://diataxis.fr/