Let's discuss the most commonly heard terms in API development ππ»
- SDK
- RPC
- CORS
- Async API
- Internal API
- API Caching
- External API
- HTTP cookies
- Authorization
- Microservices
- OpenAPI spec
- Composite API
- API Versioning
- Authentication
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π SDK
SDK stands for Software Development Kit.
It is a set of development tools that allows the creation of software or an application for a particular platform.
SDK provides you with the whole package from compilers to debuggers to even a software development framework.
π RPC
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is the oldest client-server communication method in use today. Instead of the traditional HTTP call, RPC uses a function call.
It means that on the client-side, you invoke a function that is written on the server-side code.