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It also depends on the context. Typing Web API everytime is stupid. We say Linux, not GNU/Linux or Chrome instead of Google Chrome.
by thejosh 11y ago
It also depends on the context. Typing Web API everytime is stupid. We say Linux, not GNU/Linux or Chrome instead of Google Chrome.
- leohutson 11y agoWhat's the context here though? I had to skim like 5 paragraphs to even know wtf the title meant.
- blowski 11y agoThe context is that it's a TechCrunch article, and I imagine much of TechCrunch's audience are not programmers and don't understand the distinction.
- olalonde 11y agoIn case you are asking genuinely, the "API economy" buzzword was coined a few years ago to describe business models based or largely reliant on web APIs.