Application Programming Interface (API) Research: A Review of the Past to Inform the Future

The purpose of this study is to perform a synthesis of API research. The study took stock of literature from academic journals on APIs with their associated themes, frameworks, methodologies, publication outlets and level of analysis. The authors draw on a total of 104 articles from academic journal...

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Vydáno v:International journal of enterprise information systems Ročník 15; číslo 3; s. 76 - 95
Hlavní autoři: Boateng, Richard, Ofoeda, Joshua, Effah, John
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Hershey IGI Global 01.07.2019
Témata:
Application programming interface
Applications programming
Enterprisewide computing
Information systems
Language usage
Literary criticism
Literature reviews
Research applications
Social issues
Technology application
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ISSN:1548-1115, 1548-1123
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Shrnutí:The purpose of this study is to perform a synthesis of API research. The study took stock of literature from academic journals on APIs with their associated themes, frameworks, methodologies, publication outlets and level of analysis. The authors draw on a total of 104 articles from academic journals and conferences published from 2010 to 2018. A systematic literature review was conducted on the selected articles. The findings suggest that API research is primarily atheoretical and largely focuses on the technological dimensions such as design and usage; thus, neglecting most of the social issues such as the business and managerial applications of APIs, which are equally important. Future research directions are provided concerning the gaps identified.
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ISSN:1548-1115
1548-1123
DOI:10.4018/IJEIS.2019070105