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APIs don't work. API is the passive part of a library. Edit: would the downvoters explain to me why stealing an already well-established term API to mean a lar
by dozzie 9y ago
APIs don't work. API is the passive part of a library.
Edit: would the downvoters explain to me why stealing an already
well-established term API to mean a largely unrelated concept of a service
(RPC service) is a good idea?
- jwilk 9y agoFrom the HN guidelines: Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
- afandian 9y agoThere's just such an overwhelming amount of content in that article to show that the author didn't fall into the trap you're accusing him of. A few extracts: > a way to implement an API > …[APIs are] a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software. In general terms, it's a set of clearly defined methods of communication between various software components. > Similarly, if we abstract away the implementation details of operations > Components can be swapped out and replaced as long as they follow the same protocol