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>This sort of matches what an API is in web land, if you squint a little. If someone were to ask me what that definition describes, "API" is about the last thin
by iaml 8y ago
>This sort of matches what an API is in web land, if you squint a little. If someone were to ask me what that definition describes, "API" is about the last thing I'd say.
I struggle with defining simple things like this, and I think what author offers is a good generic way to define API. This definition includes any actual way I can imagine one can get (programmatic) access to generic service that does not belong to them. I would really like to know how you would define it though.
- nitrogen 8y agoA user interface is how a person talks to software. An API is how software talks to software. An API is like a restaurant menu, but for software. A menu tells a person what they can request from a restaurant. An API tells a programmer what their software can request from other software.
- BrandoElFollito 8y agoExcellent definition. The second part is true when there is a documentation.