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Re:EDI vs. API by JaggedJax on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:00PM (#32814278)
All EDI is an API (of a very specific and defined type).

All API are not EDI.

Therefore API !== EDI

All couches are furniture, but couches are not "equivalent" to furniture.

Re:EDI vs. API by donzog on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:17AM (#32822440)
+1 I like your syllogism. API isn't EDI if you apply any logic to determine this. The article's goal was to dispel the typical pitting of EDI vs. API by showing that EDI can be API.
Re:EDI vs. API by floathub on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:26PM (#32814651)
All of Alma Cogan is dead, but only some of the class of dead people are Alma Cogan.
Re:EDI vs. API by JaggedJax on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:51PM (#32815014)
Correct. And Alma Cogan is dead, but being Alma Cogan is not equivalent to being dead. They have other properties that differ. This article claims the two are equivalent.
Re:EDI vs. API by floathub on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:17AM (#32822444)
Re:EDI vs. API by JaggedJax on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:14PM (#32840175)
Dang, I missed the reference. Thanks for the link.

And while obviously my argument is overly simplified to make a short comment, I find the article's arguments ridiculously absurd. I suppose I shouldn't expect more from a page that's just marketing material for their company.