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Musings on a Data API

I have been pondering the question of a data API for a while, as have a lot of people. Much of the recent discussion has focused on an Active Record approach to a data API. Now, Active Record is a very powerful architectural pattern. It maps nicely from storage to interface, it can be fairly self-documenting, and it is conceptually simple and approachable.

It is also, I believe, insufficient.

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