This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Tejas Itankar
This is a submission for DEV Computer Science Challenge v24.06.12: One Byte Explainer.
Explainer
An API is like a school book written by professionals to explain gravity to a small kid. All complex mathematics are compiled so that a small kid could understand and use it. Similarly, developers write complex code and provide it to other users via an interface or book called an API.
Additional Context
This explains APIs using an analogy accessible to beginners: comparing them to school books that simplify complex topics, like gravity, for young children. It demonstrates how APIs make complex code usable for everyone through a straight forward interface.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Tejas Itankar