APIs : a strategy guide /

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Author / Creator:Jacobson, Daniel.
Imprint:Beijing ; Sebastopol [Calif.] : O'Reilly, 2011, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (x, 134 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13604514
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Varying Form of Title:Application program interfaces
Other authors / contributors:Brail, Greg.
Woods, Dan.
ISBN:9781449321659
1449321658
9781449321642
144932164X
9781449308926
1449308929
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Summary:Programmers used to be the only people excited about APIs, but now a growing number of companies see them as a hot new product channel. This concise guide describes the tremendous business potential of APIs, and demonstrates how you can use them to provide valuable services to clients, partners, or the public via the Internet. You{u2019}ll learn all the steps necessary for building a cohesive API business strategy from experts in the trenches.
Other form:Print version: Jacobson, Daniel. APIs. Beijing ; Sebastopol, [Calif.] : O'Reilly, 2011, ©2012 9781449308926
Table of Contents:
  • The API opportunity
  • APIs as a business strategy
  • Understanding the API value chain
  • Crafting your API product strategy
  • Key design principles for APIs
  • API security and user management
  • Legal considerations for your API strategy
  • Operating and managing an API
  • Measuring the success of your API
  • Engaging developers to drive adoption.