Jonny Mack
@nonlinear.eth
in as few words as possible: what are the fundamental differences between an api and a protocol?
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Alex Loukissas 🍉
@futureartist
Naively in my head: API: someone runs it for you (e.g. Stripe) Protocol: someone implements it and you can build around it (e.g. IMAP) - not to be confused with open standard though (e.g. internal protocols within a company, e.g. WhatsApp)
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