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I thought this would be about APIs as in APIs, that is the general concept which goes back decades, not REST APIs. This sounded like a much more interesting pie
by msla 6y ago
I thought this would be about APIs as in APIs, that is the general concept which goes back decades, not REST APIs. This sounded like a much more interesting piece on the history of software development in the old days.
- tasogare 6y agoSame here, I hate when API is used to denote Web APIs, which are only a subset. > While in one sense an API is a compact between two or more pieces of technology, it’s ultimately a compact between two or more people. Also the author could have re-read its article before publishing.
- frosted-flakes 6y ago> Noun compact (plural compacts) > An agreement or contract.
- bluu00 6y agoIt seems to be the same reason as of why "How to exit vim?" was generating .005% traffic on stackoverflow. https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/05/23/stack-overflow-helping-one-million-developers-exit-vim/ https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/05/23/stack-overflow-helping... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19069526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19069526 Web development has seen a boom and there are a lot of new web enthusiasts.
- rumanator 6y ago> I thought this would be about APIs as in APIs, that is the general concept which goes back decades, not REST APIs. I agree, the description is not ambiguity-free. However do keep in mind that in web development the concept of an API is rather unambiguous.