Sooner or later, all developers are required to interact with an API. The most difficult part is always related to reliably testing the code we write, and, as we want to make sure that everything works properly, we continuosly run code that queries the API itself. This process is slow and inefficient, as we can experience network issues and data inconsistencies (the API results may change). Let’s review how we can avoid all of this effort with Ruby.
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Not too long ago, I wrote an article about “The Increasing Importance of APIs in Web Development.” As a follow-up, today, I’ll cover the basics of using Web APIs.
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Planning to start working on a new web application? In this tutorial, we’ll discuss how to create an API-centric web application, and explain why this is essential in today’s multi-platform world.
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your applications more social with Facebook? It’s much easier than you think!
In this tutorial, we’ll be building an application that reads and publishes data to and from Facebook using Facebook’s Graph API. Interested? Join me after the jump!
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The Envato Marketplaces are exploding, with more than 600k members and over 65k files!
A great addition to the marketplaces is the API, which is becoming more popular everyday, thanks to the latest updates! Our awesome marketplace devs are constantly listening to community feedback, and have added some sweet features to the edge release!
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The Yahoo Query Language is a great tool that’s guaranteed to speed up your web development time. The more complex your project, the more time YQL will save you. So, is it a framework, an application, a beverage? Today, you’ll find out what it is and how to use it!
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In this tutorial, we will go through the process of creating a small widget that allows users to retrieve turn-by-turn directions to a specified location. We’ll be using the Google Maps API, via JavaScript, to provide this rather advanced functionality.
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With the release of the new Envato Marketplace API, third-party developers now have access to a wealth of information to create all kinds of useful applications. This tutorial will teach you how to make your very own iPhone app using data from the new API. Even if you don’t have an iPhone, you can still learn the basics about using PHP and JSON.
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This tutorial will show you how to create a mashup of three different APIs including integration with Google Maps. This idea came about when I was searching through ProgrammableWeb’s API directory for a couple APIs that complimented each other enough that I could use one to provide the other with data. What I came up with will be known as the “Beer Mashup”.
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