The Future of Web APIs

APIs are changing the way we build web applications. Services that once took months to build can now be integrated in minutes with the power of third party API platforms. In this talk, Phil demonstrates the current state of API platforms, using the Twilio problem to demonstrate how many companies are revolutionising antiquated industries with modern software. To wrap up, we speculate on the future of application development.

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1. FUTURE OF WEB APIS
2. Phil Nash @philnash philnash@twilio.com
3. FUTURE OF WEB APIS
4. WEB APIS?
5. Web APIs? •  WebAPI •  ASP.NET Web API •  HTTP APIs
6. THE (RECENT) PAST
7. APIS AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT
10. c l i e n t = T w i t t e r : : R E S T : : C l i e n t . n e w d o | c o n f i g | c o n f i g . c o n s u m e r _ k e y = " Y O U R _ C O N S U M E R _ K E Y " c o n f i g . c o n s u m e r _ s e c r e t = " Y O U R _ C O N S U M E R _ S E C R E T " c o n f i g . a c c e s s _ t o k e n = " Y O U R _ A C C E S S _ T O K E N " c o n f i g . a c c e s s _ t o k e n _ s e c r e t = " Y O U R _ A C C E S S _ S E C R E T " e n d c l i e n t . u p d a t e ( " H e l l o f r o m F O W A ! " ) 0 1 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 0 4 . 0 5 . 0 6 . 0 7 . 0 8 .
14. APIS NOW
15. API FIRST
16. API = PRODUCT
21. THE TELEPHONY PROBLEM
22. The telephony problem •  Old •  Hardware backed •  Expensive •  Slow
24. DEMO TIME!
26. WORKING WITH HTTP APIS
27. Working with HTTP APIs c u r l - X P O S T h t t p s : / / a p i . t w i l i o . c o m / 2 0 1 0 - 0 4 - 0 1 / A c c o u n t s / { A C C O U N T _ S I D } / M e s s a g e s . j s o n - d " B o d y = H e l l o % 2 0 F O W A ! " \ - d " F r o m = Y O U R _ T W I L I O _ N U M B E R " \ - d " T o = P H O N E _ N U M B E R " \ - u ' { A C C O U N T _ S I D } : { A U T H _ T O K E N } ' 0 1 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 0 4 . 0 5 .
28. HELPER LIBRARIES
29. Helper libraries r e q u i r e ' t w i l i o - r u b y ' c l i e n t = T w i l i o : : R E S T : : C l i e n t . n e w ( A C C O U N T _ S I D , A U T H _ T O K E N ) c l i e n t . m e s s a g e s . c r e a t e ( f r o m : Y O U R _ T W I L I O _ N U M B E R , t o : P H O N E _ N U M B E R , b o d y : ' H e l l o F O W A ! ' ) 0 1 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 0 4 . 0 5 . 0 6 . 0 7 .
30. Helper libraries v a r c l i e n t = r e q u i r e ( ' t w i l i o ' ) ( ' A C C O U N T _ S I D ' , ' A U T H _ T O K E N ' ) ; c l i e n t . s e n d M e s s a g e ( { f r o m : Y O U R _ T W I L I O _ N U M B E R , t o : P H O N E _ N U M B E R , b o d y : ' H e l l o F O W A ! ' } , f u n c t i o n ( e r r , r e s p o n s e ) { / / d o s o m e t h i n g w i t h r e s p o n s e } ) ; 0 1 . 0 2 . 0 3 . 0 4 . 0 5 . 0 6 . 0 7 . 0 8 .
31. THE FUTURE
32. The future •  More functionality •  Better functionality •  Faster development time
33. FRAMEWORKS + WEB APIS
35. WEB APIS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY
36. Recap •  Web APIs were an afterthought •  API first makes multi platform apps easier •  APIs are now products •  APIs can be the foundation of your apps
37. ONWARDS!
38. Thanks! @philnash philnash@twilio.com