In the United States, a May survey (by Nomura) revealed that the total volume of app downloads had gone down by 20%. In general too, there was a decline in the year-on-year app download figure in the first quarter of 2016. What’s more, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has forecasted that the number… Read More »
According to a recent estimate, the value of the international multi-touch screen market will touch the $8 billion mark by the end of 2020. Close to 96% of all smartphones used across the world at present are touchscreen models – and the number is expected to go up even further over the next… Read More »
For accessing and implementing remote services in applications, software developers have two alternative protocol choices for developing APIs. The first (and the older) option is to go with SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) APIs, which fetch data as services. For public APIs in particular though, this approach is no longer that popular. In… Read More »
More than 50% information technology firms across the world outsource their projects, either fully or partially. According to a 2016-17 IT Outsourcing Statistics report, around 40% of application development firms increased the degree of outsourcing last year (as opposed to a measly 9% firms actually reducing their outsourcing activities). In particular, both the… Read More »
Like every other type of software, the success of application program interfaces (APIs) hinges crucially on the type of user-experience they provide. There is, however, a significant point of difference. While user-oriented software (mobile apps, for instance) need to be easily usable for the general public, APIs have to be accepted by developers… Read More »
Instances of cyber hacks and software attacks are increasing at an alarming rate. In 2015, the year-on-year spike in the total number of ‘zero-day vulnerabilities’ (instances of cyber attacks for which fixes were not yet available) jumped by more than 125%. Like any other piece of software, APIs can also be compromised by… Read More »
In the United States, nearly 41 hours are spent every month by smartphone-users on app usage. Interestingly though, the average number of applications installed in a handset has been hovering around 27 for the last couple of years – a clear indication that new apps have to fight it out with existing ones to gain… Read More »
It won’t be overstating facts if APIs were referred to as the ‘foundational technology’ behind application development. API-driven development methods were in focus since the start of Web 2.0 technology, although the attention on APIs has really spiked in the last half a decade or so. APIs bolster the performance of mobile apps… Read More »
The importance of APIs – often dubbed as the ‘fossil fuel for the next generation’ – is growing rapidly in the world of business. In a recent survey, it was found that around 72% of all enterprises already have well-defined API strategies in place. What’s more, 1 out of every 2 companies were generating (or… Read More »
Business enterprises are moving towards a centralized ‘API economy’ at a rapid rate. It has been predicted that, by the end of 2018, more than 85% of all the large enterprises across the globe will set up their very own API programs*. The move towards enterprise APIs is fueled by a number of factors –… Read More »