Preface
Application programming interfaces (APIs) have become a ubiquitous part of web technologies because they provide a standard way for different systems and applications to communicate and share data and functionality. This allows for greater flexibility, scalability, innovation, and interoperability in the web ecosystem.
As more and more organizations build APIs for use both inside and outside the company, different areas of design, documentation, governance, and life cycle have become more important. However, until now, APIs have only been viewed as technical components. I want to change the way APIs are thought of by seeing them as fully qualified products.
Because “API as a product” refers to a “product,” we consider an application ...
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