Isn't that kind of like saying a collection of function prototypes or HTTP query strings define an abstract machine? It doesn't, the "machine" is already defin

Isn't that kind of like saying a collection of function prototypes or HTTP query strings define an abstract machine? It doesn't, the "machine" is already defined and the API is already working within it - it's just the rules/ABI you need to follow to marshal data to and from code on another side.