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API Security in Action is published!

I wasn’t expecting it so quickly, so it caught me a little off guard, but API Security in Action is now finally published. PDF copies are available now, with printed copies shipping by the end of the month. Kindle/ePub take a little bit longer but should be out in a few weeks time.

My own print copies will take a few weeks to ship to the UK, and I can’t wait to finally hold it in my hands. That’s a brighter ending to 2020.

At some point I’ll try and collect some thoughts about the process of writing it and my feelings with the finished product. But tonight I’ll settle for a glass (or two) of a nice red. Cheers!

API Security in Action handed over to production

After a flurry of last-minute corrections and updates in response to review feedback, my book has now been handed over to Manning’s production team. That means a few weeks of copy editing and graphics polish, then indexing and typesetting to produce the final version around October time at a guess. I’m not sure how long it then takes to print and ship, but it’s getting close!

The latest edits will be pushed out to the online early-access (MEAP) copy in the next few days, so you can read essentially the finished book online if you wish. Use the code fccmadden at checkout to get 37% off if you want to check it out. The revised material includes improving the presentation of some of the longer chapters. The material on capabilities and macaroons in chapter 9 has been significantly improved, as has chapter 11 on service-to-service API calls. Chapter 12 has been improved after expert feedback from Jean-Philippe Aumasson and his colleagues at Teserakt. Exercises have been added to chapters 6, 7, 12, and 13 too. I think these changes have really made the book much better. I hope you agree.

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