SharePoint 2013 API Selection for development

I was going thru SharePoint 2013 API development guidelines from Microsoft and found following table which provides guidance on which set of SharePoint 2013 APIs for common SharePoint 2013 development project scenarios.[Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164060%28v=office.15%29#CommunityContent]

If you want to do this ...	... use these APIs
Create an ASP.NET web application that performs create/read/update/deleted (CRUD) operations across a firewall on SharePoint data or external data that is surfaced in SharePoint by a Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) external content type	JavaScript client object model
Create an ASP.NET web application that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data or external data that is surfaced in SharePoint by a BCS external content type, but does not have to call SharePoint across a firewall	.NET Framework client object model, Silverlight client object model, or REST/OData endpoints
Create a LAMP web application that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data or external data that is surfaced in SharePoint by a BCS external content type	REST/OData endpoints
Create a Windows Phone app that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data	Mobile client object model
Create a Windows Phone app that uses the Microsoft Push Notification Service to alert the mobile device of events in SharePoint	Mobile client object model and the server object model
Create an iOS or Android app that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data	REST/OData endpoints
Create a .NET Framework application that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data	.NET Framework client object model
Create a Silverlight application that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data	Silverlight client object model
Create an HTML/JavaScript application that performs CRUD operations on SharePoint data	JavaScript client object model
Create an app for Office that works with SharePoint	JavaScript client object model
Create a custom Windows PowerShell command	Server object model
Create a timer job	Server object model
Create an extension of Central Administration	Server object model
Create consistent branding across an entire SharePoint farm	Server object model
Create a custom Web Part, application page, or ASP.NET user control	Server object model

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