Recommended Reading
Basics
- What is an API? - AIDS.gov
- Introduction to Mashups - AIDS.gov
- APIs 101 - APIEvangelist
- Common Building Blocks - APIEvangelist
- Making Information More Accessible - HHS
- Digital Government Strategy - OMB
- How Hard Is It To Make An API? - Quora
- Web Service - Wikipedia
Managing APIs and Promoting Developer Adoption
- The Secret To Amazon’s Success: Internal Services - APIEvangelist
- 7 Ways To Make Your APIs More Successful - NPR
- Top 10 Worst API Practices - ProgrammableWeb
- Things API Developers Need From Your Website - Seabourne Inc
- 5 Rules for API Management - TechCrunch
- What Makes a Good API - Occams Razor
The Role of APIs in Government
- Thoughts for Federal Agencies About To Deploy Web APIs - APIEvangelist
- The Minimum Viable Building Blocks For a Federal Government API Hub
- GitHub in Government - BenBalter.com
- Publishing Government Data That Developers Will Actually Use - BenBalter.com
- GET /open/government/apis - Civic.io
- Realizing Transparency Through Federal APIs - ProgrammableWeb
- Using Mashups to Create More Efficient .Gov - ProgrammableWeb
- The Business Value of APIs - PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Government—Do You Really Need An API? - Sunlight Foundation