Chrys Wu

Skip to main content Frameworks designed to help organizations assess open-source software and open infrastructure have proliferated over the past decade. The role they’ve come to play might surprise you.

There are three letters that have been floating around the media world for several years now: API. Short for “application programming interface,” an API enables software programs to communicate with one another, allowing your programs to share data and interact in a variety of ways. There have been lots of articles about why it’s important for news outlets to have and use APIs. To get the most out of an API, a conscientious creator will often produce a guide, called documentation or docs.