APIs are application programming interfaces. They are pieces of software that act as a bridge between one application and another application, piece of hardware or database of information, for example ...

You can't "grow" a fluent API; you need to understand how developers will need (and expect) to use your API. Here's a case study of what the design process for a fluent API looks like. In my previous ...

In this chapter, we start putting into practice some of the SIP concepts learned so far. We will show some very simple programming examples that illustrate how SIP works. As was stated in previous ...

Without application programming interfaces, the modern internet would not be possible. APIs let developers connect easily to cloud-based and on-premises services from different vendors, as well as ...

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are no longer a niche technical concern; they are fundamental building blocks of modern business. From streamlining business processes and enabling external ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. This is a contributed piece written in full by Olaf van Gorp, technical sales (EMEA) and solutions ...

Tesla has released an API for solar, Powerwall battery energy storage systems, and electric vehicle chargers. An API is a software intermediary that allows applications to communicate with each other.