Virtually
anything you do online all day long — and virtually everything that makes the
Internet in 2013 so convenient, helpful, portable, and smart — is made possible
through the magic of APIs. Application Programming Interfaces enable all the
devices on the Internet to access data and resources without the user having to
actually visit the source.
It’s
reasonable to say that APIs have totally made the online experience what it is
today. They extend our Internet connection far beyond the browser to phones and
tablets and every kind of connected device, to the point where one no longer
thinks of being “online” — we’re just connected. And when you’re accessing the
Internet the old-fashioned way, through a browser on a computer, APIs have
transformed websites into data-driven, interactive, media-rich experiences.
Before
long, everything we do, from driving our cars to managing our health and
finances to entertaining ourselves to controlling every gadget, system and
device in our lives, will be accomplished through the interaction of APIs.
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