A Singaporean Developer’s Perspective. If you’ve ever wondered how apps, websites, or systems magically talk to each other, congratulations — you’ve just stumbled into the nerdy world of APIs. Don’t worry, I’m here to hold your hand through this digital jungle. Before you start imagining APIs as a secret society of programmers in black hoodies, let me clear that up. No, it’s not like Hogwarts for geeks (though that would be cool). API stands for Application Programming Interface. Still confused? Thought so. Let me break it down.