A recent article in JavaWorld talks about the wide variety of APIs now available for use. While the concept of APIs is not new, recent "advances in infrastructure, type and variety of programming languages, and abundant computing resources have created new opportunities. "
The post links out to several other interesting article about the challenges and opportunities of API development.
View the article here: http://www.javaworld.com/article/2899704/enterprise-application-integration/all-eyes-on-the-api.html
