links for 2008-05-28

• APIs and Developer Platforms: A Discussion on the Pros and Cons – ReadWriteWeb
  Marshall K.’s big-picture meditation on APIs, while ostensibly focused on the business logic behind whether/not to provide an open API, is good reading for anyone considering a small-pieces-loosely-joined approach to architecting web solutions.
  (tags: API mashups platforms webdev IA)

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