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Application Programming Interface: Developers
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Like all Application Programming Interface, the ones used with the BOINC System allow Developers to connect their program with the features of the system with the defined interface. In this case, the API allows the Science Application to be developed without having to recreate components that have already been developed, tested, and debugged.
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The Client Server API is an application programming interface for developing and deploying client/server based solutions easily and efficiently in a Windows environment. It is targeted for developers using C#, VB.NET, or Visual C++ .NET, .NET Framework version 2.0 and higher. It is possible to use the API in .NET version 1.1 and Visual C++ (Win32) solutions as well, although in doing so, your solution may involve more complexity.
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Others require software publishers to integrate the API functionality directly into the application. This forms another distinction in the examples above. Microsoft Windows APIs come with the operating system for anyone to use. Software for embedded systems such as video game consoles generally falls into the application-integrated category. While an official Playstation API document may be interesting to read, it is of little use without its corresponding implementation, in the form of a separate library or developer's kit.
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