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The I in API stands for Interface.
by jjav 6y ago
The I in API stands for Interface.
- rvense 6y agoIs the P for programmING or programmER, though?
- skrebbel 6y agoIs for ing, should be for er
- saivamsisuru 6y agop for programmer,
- stronglikedan 6y agoProgramming, and the "A" is for application, and the application is a user. Albeit, one that is not human, but programmed. So the programmer is programming the application user to behave in a way that can interface with the application exposing the API. Hence, and API is a UI. When I write user stories, all external applications are users (e.g., Payment Processor User), and the internal application is the system user ("As the System, I would like to...").
- deepstack 6y agoHahaha exactly, most time if you people just look at the alphbetical soup is, then they will get the answer.