Technology trends come and go. But when they stick, they often scale. Such is the case with application programming interface (API) use. I co-founded my company to make API development easier, and in ...

A software tool used in software programming that abstracts all the programming steps into a user interface for the developer. An application programming interface (API) is a software tool used in ...

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 ...

Commentary - For many business leaders today, their first questions on this topic might just be, “What the heck is an API?” It’s not an issue discussed as often as other software considerations but it ...

What are blockchain APIs, and why are they important? Blockchain APIs, or application programming interfaces, are software interfaces that allow developers to interact with a blockchain network. Users ...

“API” is an acronym for application programming interface, a set of protocols that allows two software programs to communicate. APIs are used to power web applications and integrate different software ...

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 ...

As swarms of IoT gear, seeking richer data retrieval from their cloud mother ships, the more robust – and more potentially dangerously hackable – API interfaces get a fresh push toward center stage.