What Is an API? 💻

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APIs Are How Apps Talk to Each Other! People exchange information through a shared language. Software needs the same thing. An API gives two applications a common set of rules for asking and answering, so they understand each other no matter who built them or what language they're written in. Almost every app you use relies on this behind the scenes. What was the first API you ever used? Drop it in the comments. #API #APIExplained #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #WebDevelopment #Backend #Coding #DevOps #TechExplained #KodeKloud #Shorts

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