Usos y problemas de las APIs Web en la República Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.33414/rtyc.44.79-97.2022Palabras clave:
Apis Rest, APIs Web, Servicios WebResumen
Las API web permiten la reutilización de software y el acceso a servicios y recursos; han producido una perspectiva de negocio real: la “economía API”. Por esta razón, se ha vuelto esencial obtener información, para ayudar a definir puntos de referencia y conocer las tendencias emergentes en las distintas etapas del ciclo de vida del desarrollo. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la primera encuesta enfocada a desarrolladores en Argentina (principalmente). El objetivo del estudio es conocer los usos y problemáticas de los desarrolladores de software que consumen APIs web en nuestro país. Esta encuesta recogió información basada en opiniones y experiencias. Los resultados indican que las APIs externas, como REST, almacenamiento e eCommerce son las más utilizadas. Los problemas más críticos reportados se centran en los cambios debido a la evolución de las APIs y el acceso a las respuestas de las cuestiones que implican estos cambios. En relación con la usabilidad destacan errores como la falta o mala documentación y, como aspecto preocupante, el predominio de la resolución manual de problemas.
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