Discover how to create powerful HTTP APIs using Suave and F# in this 50-minute conference talk. Learn to leverage functional composition and programming techniques to quickly deploy services, gaining insights into the thought patterns behind the popular suave.io web server. Explore HTTP basics, developer happiness, cross-platform capabilities, and various protocols including server-sent events and WebSockets. Delve into open-source transactions, Haskell influences, and lean thinking principles. Gain practical knowledge on Suave's inner workings, including lager ing, server pretests, and Expecto testing. Explore advanced topics such as type providers, Swagger documentation, authentication, logging frameworks, and distributed persistent channels. Leave with valuable takeaways for building efficient, competent, and flexible web APIs using functional programming concepts.