An overview of where we are coming from, where we are and where we are going in the API world. Presentation from Nordic APIs in Copenhagen and Sundsvall in May 2013.

1. StateofAPIs:
Now&Next
BY ANDREAS KROHN

2. Andreas
Krohn
mashup.se
dopter.se
nordicAPIs.com
APIHQ.com
@andreaskrohn

3. ‣ System Integrations
‣ SOA
‣Web Services
NOTHING NEW
PAST PRESENT FUTURE

4. ‣ Mobile revolution
‣ Low cost
‣ Easy to get started
and use
‣ Available to all
NOTHING IS NEW
EVERYTHING IS NEW
PAST PRESENT FUTURE

5. ‣ THE way to integrate
systems
‣ THE way to expose
data
‣ Beyond internet
startups
APIs EVERYWHERE
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

6. APIs EVERYWHERE
INFRASTRUCTURE
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Cloud
Sync
Mobile
PRESENT

7. ‣ PSI rules!
‣ Open data
movement
‣ digitaliser.dk
APIs EVERYWHERE
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPENGOV
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

8. ‣ HackathonmaniaAPIs EVERYWHERE
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPENGOV
API EVENTS
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

9. ‣ REST(ish)
‣ JSON
‣ OAuth 2(ish)
APIs EVERYWHERE
INFRASTRUCTURE
OPENGOV
API EVENTS
DEFACTO STANDARDS
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

10. ‣ APIs in more industries
‣ REST + JSON
‣ Open data
THE OBVIOUS
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
MORE
PRESENT

11. ‣ Do not reinvent the
wheel (unless you can
patent it)
‣ The whole package is
important
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Alessandro Suraci, from The Noun Project
PRESENT

12. ‣ Tessla, Ford, Philips,
Ninja Blocks...
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

13. ‣ Power of APIs for
non-coders
‣ Automation
‣IFTTT.com
‣Zapier.com
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
APIs FOR MUGGLES
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

14. ‣ Runscope
‣ Apiary
‣ CKAN
‣ Webshell
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
APIs FOR MUGGLES
TOOLS
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

15. ‣ All data all of the
time
‣ Streaming
‣ Push
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
APIs FOR MUGGLES
TOOLS
REAL TIME
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

16. ‣ Hypermedia APIs
‣ Descriptors
‣ Linked data
‣ Documentation
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
APIs FOR MUGGLES
TOOLS
REAL TIME
API DESIGN
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

17. ‣ APIs are not the
solution to all
problems
‣ Twitter, Netflix, Google
Reader...
‣ Part of growing up
THE OBVIOUS
API MANAGEMENT
INTERNET OF THINGS
APIs FOR MUGGLES
TOOLS
REAL TIME
API DESIGN
BACKLASH
PAST PRESENT FUTUREPRESENT

18. NEVER MIND
THE
BACKLASH

19. Icons
from...
‣ thenounproject.com
‣ gentleface.com
‣ webalys.com/minicons
‣ twitter.com/kemie

20. @andreaskrohnandreas@dopter.se mashup.se
Thank You.