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APIs are Dead, Long Live APIs

• jiggy2011 14y ago
  Remember when we used to have "protocols" instead of "APIs"?
  • pjmlp 14y ago
    Yes! Every time I see API in HN I think about language/OS APIs, only to discover the theme is about protocols most of the time.
• donbronson 14y ago
  Misleading headline. Seems that Facebook's API is still up and running. Holla.
• ericwaller 14y ago
  For anyone skeptical of the claim "90% of Expedia's business comes through their API," it appears to actually be 90% of the Expedia Affiliate Network's business [1], which is far less interesting. [1] http://www.travolution.co.uk/articles/2012/04/04/5576/open-apis-%E2%80%93-let-them-eat-cake-says-expedia-affiliate-network.html http://www.travolution.co.uk/articles/2012/04/04/5576/open-a...
• herpsabergnerm 14y ago
  API my anus.