API とは Application Programming Interface の略であり、「ソフトウェアコンポーネントが互いにやり取りするのに使用するインターフェースの仕様である」と定義されています。最近使われているAPIとは、Web API の意味で使われていることが多く、Web API とは「HTTP ...

The key difference between the terms REST versus RESTful is that REST refers to a philosophy about the architecture and design of web services, while the term RESTful refers to any API that properly ...

『Software Design』特集記事のうち、大好評を博したWeb API特集記事を1冊に収めました。 もはやWebにとって、Web APIこそが要です。Web APIを適切かつ効率的に開発できるかどうかが、Webサービスのその後を大きく左右するとも言えます。本書は、今まさにWeb APIを ...

AI, or artificial intelligence, is technology that attempts to simulate human cognitive function. AI has made its way into the software development space in a number of ways. Visit the AI article list ...

There is no sanctioning body or open source linter that can verify if a RESTful API conforms and complies with all applicable REST API naming conventions and best practices. However, REST API ...

APIs seem to be everywhere these days. Every popular online service has one. APIs allow developers to interact with online services without actually having to point and click their way through a UI.

Everyone appreciates good documentation -- when they need it, anyway -- but creating and maintaining that documentation sure feels like a chore sometimes. I've been researching Web API documentation ...