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Discussion on: How APIs work — An Analogy For Dummies

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Angelo Hulshout 🇮🇹 🇳🇱

Nice one, but one thing is missing in your analogy. Yes, interface and protocol are there, but by introducing the Tellers you introduced not only an interface or API, but also a set of services.

I do like your way of explaining though - are you in any way working as a trainer or coach? I am, might be worth discussing some time :-)

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Timothy Choi • Edited

Yes, the tellers are Endpoints in my analogy.

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Angelo Hulshout 🇮🇹 🇳🇱

Checked again - looks like I missed a paragraph while scanning your article, you mentioned that indeed.

Note to self: don't do quick scans on articles at bed time.