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Developing with API's
Have you ever wanted to create a nice little Web 2.0 mashup, but just didn't know where to turn to for an API that could grab the information you are looking to incorporate?API's, application programming interface, are the source code that computer program libraries provide in order to support service requests. API's are often part of a standard software development kit, commonly referred to as an SDK. Companies that offer APIs range widely from Sony for their Playstation, Microsoft for Windows software, and more recently popularized in the online environment with Google Maps and many other online based mashups. As more and more organizations open up API's for developers to tool around with, that includes many that you visit online every single day, it gets harder and harder to keep track of what's available, and what is possible with them.
ProgrammableWeb has done a great job of supplying a comprehensive listing of all Web 2.0 API's. Anything from Google Adwords, del.icio.us, 30 boxes, Feedgator, BBC, Twitter and Zoho are listed here. All categorized and waiting for you to click and download.
Check out some API mashups we have profiled.
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http://adminviet.net said 11:16AM on 7-07-2007
http://adminviet.net just don't see the point. The moment I need to get any work done, it covers my desktop. Who spends that much time staring at their windowless desktop
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Jon Aizen said 6:00PM on 7-09-2007
And if you ever want to develop a website or an application that uses content from a site without an API, you can turn to Dapper (http://www.dapper.net) to create one.
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