Tim Lane, Software Developer at ACME Corporation
People just take them for granted. Kind of like electricity or water. They just expect them to work. And then they don't really think much about it until they get their bill. I don't think people see APIs when they're viewing a dashboard in their work or swiping through their Instagram feed.
They see the end result of those API resources. But I don't think they often associate this with anything. I don't think they ever think much about it. People tend to be aware of the, just unaware of the number of APIs that, that they depend on each day, let alone who makes those APIs and how those APIs are shaping their world.
Honestly, I think even if they did know more, like me, they still wouldn't be given all the time they need to think about it. They just don't have the time in their day or the priorities to properly pay attention to APIs.
