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Java Unit Testing in Java Why Test? Defining a Unit

Gábor Tóth
Gábor Tóth
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Posted by Gábor Tóth
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Another explanation ofAPIs?

Hi! I don't fully understand what APIs are, and for what we can use them, so could someone please explain them once more?

Grigorij Schleifer
Grigorij Schleifer
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Grigorij Schleifer
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"A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the building blocks, which are then put together by the programmer"

A citation from Wikipedia :)

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Grigorij Schleifer
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Grigorij Schleifer
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Hi Gabor,

API save you a lot of time and help you to programm things faster and give you the tools to do so.

So, virtually all software has to request other software (API) to do some things for you. Google gives you APIs to programm APPs and supplies the programmer with methods to do what you want.

I hope I could help :)

Grigorij

Gábor Tóth
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Gábor Tóth
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Thank you Grigori, you helped a lot!