Public APIs vs Internal APIs
Developers should learn and use public APIs to efficiently extend their applications with external features, such as integrating maps, payment gateways, or AI services, saving development time and resources meets developers should learn and use internal apis to build scalable, maintainable software architectures, such as microservices or service-oriented designs, where decoupled components need to interoperate efficiently. Here's our take.
Public APIs
Developers should learn and use public APIs to efficiently extend their applications with external features, such as integrating maps, payment gateways, or AI services, saving development time and resources
Public APIs
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use public APIs to efficiently extend their applications with external features, such as integrating maps, payment gateways, or AI services, saving development time and resources
Pros
- +This is crucial for building scalable, feature-rich applications that leverage third-party data or services, common in e-commerce, social media, and IoT projects
- +Related to: rest-api, graphql
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Internal APIs
Developers should learn and use internal APIs to build scalable, maintainable software architectures, such as microservices or service-oriented designs, where decoupled components need to interoperate efficiently
Pros
- +They are essential in enterprise settings for integrating legacy systems, enabling team autonomy in large projects, and ensuring data consistency across internal platforms like CRM, ERP, or custom tools
- +Related to: rest-api, graphql
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Public APIs if: You want this is crucial for building scalable, feature-rich applications that leverage third-party data or services, common in e-commerce, social media, and iot projects and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Internal APIs if: You prioritize they are essential in enterprise settings for integrating legacy systems, enabling team autonomy in large projects, and ensuring data consistency across internal platforms like crm, erp, or custom tools over what Public APIs offers.
Developers should learn and use public APIs to efficiently extend their applications with external features, such as integrating maps, payment gateways, or AI services, saving development time and resources
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