From Web APIs to Cross-Device Web Sites

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Built a Java REST framework in 2005 and now runs a browser-based PaaS called API Spark that creates, hosts, and manages web APIs without coding; argues REST fits human-driven websites but not machine-to-machine APIs and publishes a new architecture draft on GitHub draft with constrained principles (stateless, custom interface, offline support). Recommends one API per device/channel with versioning, cites Netflix’s device-specific APIs, and reports API Spark is live in limited public beta.

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1. 0:00Cross-device websites intro
2. 1:54Classic sites to web APIs
3. 3:41Unifying REST development
4. 5:26Cloud impact on APIs
5. 6:51Web API anatomy
6. 8:15Composing APIs
7. 10:22Open source to cloud shift
8. 11:47REST limitations
9. 13:54API style for machines
10. 15:41Cross-device user experiences
11. 17:47Defining cross-device sites
12. 18:29Final thoughts

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