{"id":4690,"date":"2020-02-04T14:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T06:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/shahabuddin\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2020-02-04T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T06:52:52","slug":"4690","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/shahabuddin\/?p=4690","title":{"rendered":"API (Application Programming Interface)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 15\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s an API?\u201d When a new programmer asks this question, they typically get the answer, \u201can application programming interface.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But APIs are so much more than their name suggests\u2014and to understand and unleash their value, we must focus on the keyword interface.<\/p>\n<p>An API is the interface that a software program presents to other programs, to humans, and, in the case of web APIs, to the world via the internet. An API\u2019s design belies much about the program behind it\u2014business model, product features, the occasional bug. Although APIs are designed to work with other programs, they\u2019re mostly intended to be understood and used by humans writing those other programs.<\/p>\n<p>APIs are the building blocks that allow interoperability for major business platforms on the web. APIs are how identity is created and maintained across cloud software accounts, from your corporate email address to your collaborative design software to the web applications that help you order pizza delivery. APIs are how weather forecast data is shared from a reputable source like the National Weather Service to hundreds of software apps that specialize in its presentation. APIs process your credit cards and enable companies to seamlessly collect your money without worrying about the minutiae of financial technology and its corresponding laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Jin, Sahni and Shevat (2018). Designing Web APIs. O&#8217;Reilly Media, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s an API?\u201d When a new programmer asks this question, they typically get the answer, \u201can application programming interface.\u201d But APIs are so much more than their name suggests\u2014and to understand and unleash their value, we must focus on the keyword interface. 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