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Document-centric integration; perils of API's

Just a quick bookmark of this article on perils of API's.

Haven't read it closely; might be off the mark. But it does seem related to our exploration of contexts and tacit understandings required to use certain kinds of API's.

A critical read is required.

posted by Bill Anderson at 6/18/2004 06:48:10 AM