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

被引：45

作者：

Ofoeda, Joshua ^{[1
]}

Boateng, Richard ^{[2
]}

Effah, John ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Profess Studies, Accra, Ghana

[2] Univ Ghana, Sch Business, Accra, Ghana

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 2019年 / 15卷 / 03期

关键词：

Application Programming Interface; Conceptual Approaches; Future Research Directions; Methodological Approaches; Software; Systematic Literature Review; Technology; Themes; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; TECHNOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; MANAGEMENT; USABILITY; KNOWLEDGE; SYSTEMS;

D O I：

10.4018/IJEIS.2019070105

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

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 a theoretical 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.

引用

页码：76 / 95

页数：20

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