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SCOUT· 63%7m·2026-03-20·Technology
SCOUT· 63%7m·2026-03-20·TechnologyAPIs: The Control Points Hiding Inside Every App
Plaintext with Rich · 17
You tap a button and a ride shows up. You check out online and your bank approves it in seconds. It feels automatic. But nothing in software is automatic. Something received a request, decided it was valid, did some work, and sent back a response. That something is an API. This episode breaks down what APIs actually…
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