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Maxim Churilov
Maxim Churilov

Posted on • Originally published at mindk.com

API development on a napkin

They allow us to log in with Facebook, check Google maps inside a geolocation app, or embed YouTube videos on our sites. APIs are the unsung heroes of the digital age. By connecting various apps, services, and data they allow us to create sought-for products.

At MindK, we build internal APIs for almost all of our projects.

There are a number of reasons why a business like yours should consider API development: better security, easier testing, higher development speed and many others.

APIs free you from having to build everything from scratch as your developers can integrate features and data provided by other apps. For many companies, API is an asset that drives their revenue and efficiency. Want to join their ranks? Here’s your guide to API development.

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Arnaud Morisset

Well, I'm not a huge fan of the concept of putting an extract of the post on dev.to and redirect the user to another website to read the full story. Why not cross-posting? With the full article here and a mention of the blog at the end or the beginning of the post?