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> Umm, yes, there were no APIs before the 2000s. Even ignoring non-web APIs there were plenty of pre-SOAP attempts at APIs on the web. XML-RPC was created in 1998 and is the direct predecessor to SOAP.

They didn't say SOAP was the first. They said APIs have been around for a long time, and brought up an older method that's probably relatable for many as an "old" attempt.

> I'm not sure I should really put much trust in a blog post by an author that doesn't even know his own Twitter handle.

Understanding of APIs and ability to avoid typos are likely extremely unrelated.