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Tag: application programming interface
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When to Use an API vs. an SDK
We asked industry experts to share their thoughts on what APIs and SDKs are, and when developers should use each one.
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Creating a Slice of Content Services Success
Designing systems, like pies, involves creating layers.
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Apiary's API Testing Service Takes Flight
No one survives in the software world without strong Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). But believe it or not, things can go wrong when companies try to make web software talk to other programs.
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Appcelerator Eyes Big Fish in Mobile App Dev Space
Appcelerator, a Gartner mobile app developer leader, released a platform today that allegedly solves a pain point for mobile developers: integrating data into mobile apps. The Mountain View, Calif.-based provider released Appcelerator Arrow, a framework for building and running mobile-optimized APIs.
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Have Microservices Rendered SOA Obsolete?
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) was once a topic hot enough to fill its own magazine. In fact, SOA was the first software development methodology to ever successfully pierce the realm of business management. It was an endeavor that had to be undertaken not only with rigor but also with rigidity.
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Red Hat Partnership with 3scale Promises Better API Adoption
An open source software giant is partnering with an API management platform vendor to equip enterprises with better API programs, company officials said. Red Hat, the 22-year-old open source provider with more than 7,000 employees, is joining forces with 3scale, a 6-year-old API management provider with 38 employees.
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