3 ms·
I always thought "protocol" was a more appropriate term for such internet-based APIs. SMTP and HTTP are clearly protocols, and even APIs built on top of HTTP ar
by j4_james 14y ago
I always thought "protocol" was a more appropriate term for such internet-based APIs. SMTP and HTTP are clearly protocols, and even APIs built on top of HTTP are generally referred to as protocols in the standards world. For example WebDAV (RFC4918) and AtomPub (RFC5023) are both considered protocols.