#ICYDK: One thing you hear in mainstream technology circles frequently is that at some point, REST, RESTful, web, and HTTP APIs will eventually have to go away. At Streamdata.io, we are pretty confident that we will be using web technology to provide simple, precise, useful access to data, content, and algorithms for some time to come, despite the API sectors continued evolution, and investment trends coming and going. Sorry, it is simple, low-cost, and something a wide audience gets from both a provider and consumer perspective. It gets the job done. Sure, there are many, many areas where web APIs fall short, but that won’t stop success continuing to be defined by enterprise organizations who can do microservices well at scale. Despite relentless assaults by each wave of entrepreneurs, simple HTTP APIs driving microservices will stick around for some time to come.
It is easy to get caught up in the latest trend coming out of Silicon Valley and see APIs as just one of the latest phases, which will ultimately come to a close. https://goo.gl/tvcgZg
