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The Second Wave of the API-first Economy

Brandur Leach · 27 Mar 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The convention of the future will be human language typed into something like a terminal and fulfilled via API.

    Their wordsThe convention of the future will be human language, fed into what looks a lot like a terminal, and fulfilled via API.

  2. Our reading

    As people use agents more, having an API should become a competitive edge that sets a service apart from its competitors.

    Their wordsAs this mode of operation gets more popular, expect the availability of an API to be a competitive edge that differentiates a service from its competitors.

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