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Time for the #DevDiscuss Twitter chat Tonight's topic: Public APIs

DevDiscussHQ Feb 14 @ 9:02 PM EST

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ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:03 PM EST

Rules: - Stay on topic - ALWAYS ALWAYS use hashtag #DevDiscuss - Be NICE/POSITIVE ❤️ - Quoting tweets for clarity is encouraged

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:04 PM EST

Already on beer #2 tonight - should be a good one. #devdiscuss

kimberlypilbeam Feb 14 @ 9:05 PM EST

APIs are the biggest security vulnerability in mobile apps. #DevDiscuss #thingsIlearnedatcodemash

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ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

connorjshea Feb 14 @ 9:07 PM EST

We're working on GitLab 9.0 and with it some breaking API changes. We're trying to have v3 and v4 work simultaneously. #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:00 PM EST

Time for the #DevDiscuss Twitter chat Tonight's topic: Public APIs

jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:08 PM EST

one of the coolest in recent times is @sunlightlabs Congress API https://t.co/ac402pF6Fy #DevDiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:08 PM EST

I've used OpenWeatherMap once or twice to build some weather related dashboards. Wouldn't call it "awesome" #devdiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:09 PM EST

done! Whoops, first time contributer to #DevDiscuss :)

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connorjshea Feb 14 @ 9:09 PM EST

We're undecided on how long to keep around v3 endpoints, since they cause code debt. API deprecation is complicated! #DevDiscuss

quangdaon Feb 14 @ 9:10 PM EST

While we're on this topic, is there a particular weather API anyone could recommend? #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:10 PM EST

There have been many the time with a public currency or stock number. #devdiscuss

soundstruck Feb 14 @ 9:11 PM EST

Built a setlist mgmt app using Spotify API. Elixir/Phoenix/Vue. ☺️ #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

dsampaolo Feb 14 @ 9:11 PM EST

we ALL did, right ? I even made a 330k pages website using this one. It wasn't awesome either. #devdiscuss

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Mohamed3on Feb 14 @ 9:12 PM EST

I used Twitter's API (via Tweepy) to find follow recommendations based on mutual friends I have with someone. #DevDiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:12 PM EST

A fantastic listing of public api's out there are here - https://t.co/ol4o68vOa7 #devdiscuss

quangdaon Feb 14 @ 9:12 PM EST

Not my project, but I have a friend who's planning on building PokeFusion 2.0 using PokéAPI #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:13 PM EST

I would be missing out though if I didn't mention my favorite of all - SWAPI. https://t.co/FYtsKv38Sa #devdiscuss

bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:13 PM EST

Public data sets, like NYC Open Data, and ML services like @clarifai etc. make for such a powerful combination for creative apps #devdiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

gumnos Feb 14 @ 9:14 PM EST

So https://api.example .com/v2/🍺/ then? #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:14 PM EST

#devdiscuss #StarWars #publicapis

philibertdugas Feb 14 @ 9:15 PM EST

.@ThePracticalDev The Stripe API is really nice. Managed account makes it so easy to add in app transactions between users #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

quangdaon Feb 14 @ 9:15 PM EST

Shh... Don't tell me team this, but I'm building an interactive Slackbot using Twitter, Instagram, and Giphy APIs. #DevDiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:17 PM EST

Currently working with wit.ai (@witnl) on an interesting activism-oriented (#resisttrumptuesday 😝) project. Really fun! #DevDiscuss

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zzz711 Feb 14 @ 9:17 PM EST

I recommend looking around and finding one that best fits your needs. For me that was World Weather Online. #DevDiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:17 PM EST

Not far behind is https://t.co/wDhJM1Rxfd which I now need to go make something. #devdiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:18 PM EST

Yes - the NYC open data for MTA was really great to look at once - super useful. #devdiscuss

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gumnos Feb 14 @ 9:20 PM EST

Rapid iterations on that API. "Fail fast, fail often" they say. #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:21 PM EST

I'm practicing continuous integration and continuous deployment. #devdiscuss

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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:22 PM EST

In terms of side projects, I think more people should build their own hosted APIs as opposed to full apps or even libraries #DevDiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:22 PM EST

Yeah - these are perfect for 100 days of code. #devdiscuss

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gumnos Feb 14 @ 9:23 PM EST

Ah, I see you've taken "DevHops" to heart then. #devdiscuss

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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:23 PM EST

A well maintained public API is so valuable. You really can never get enough of them. Nobody's complaining about API fatigue #DevDiscuss

gdavis92 Feb 14 @ 9:24 PM EST

I've used @contentful for a bilingual website. Very robust API and service #DevDiscuss

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ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

gdavis92 Feb 14 @ 9:25 PM EST

.@ThePracticalDev I've used @contentful for a bilingual website. Very robust API and service #DevDiscuss

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ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:06 PM EST

Let's get this started: What public APIs have you used to build awesome stuff? Let's hear about them! #devdiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:25 PM EST

Micro-brew services. #devdiscuss

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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:28 PM EST

Niche down and do something funky. Find interesting data, bundle it up as a digestible service. Now you're cooking. #DevDiscuss

lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:29 PM EST

Define ‘public api’? free as in beer/speech? free TOS? soft paywalls (email)? hard paywalls? discoverable? #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:29 PM EST

Interesting data - there's the rub. Getting your hands on that is the trick. #devdiscuss

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BrentNycum Feb 14 @ 9:33 PM EST

Always fond of Twilio. I can’t remember having any issues with them. #DevDiscuss

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ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:33 PM EST

Here are some questions: What's an API? What's a public API? Web API? REST API? How do you deal with all the nomenclature? #DevDiscuss

tblodt Feb 14 @ 9:34 PM EST

An API is a thing. That you can do stuff with. #DevDiscuss

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Programazing Feb 14 @ 9:34 PM EST

Sorry #DevDiscuss but I have to miss tonight.

tblodt Feb 14 @ 9:35 PM EST

Oh, and it has to be part of a computer program. #DevDiscuss

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lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:35 PM EST

wiki has a good start https://t.co/mquRIzHX3D easy to access, open data, open standards..#devdiscuss

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perrydBUCS Feb 14 @ 9:36 PM EST

#DevDiscuss I teach an SE course at BU, mainly CS seniors; we break into teams to dev a semester-long project that consumes min 2 APIs

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:36 PM EST

Application Program Interface. Public means it's publicly available. Web API - HTTP based. REST API - also HTTP but standardized #devdiscuss

ThePracticalDev Feb 14 @ 9:33 PM EST

Here are some questions: What's an API? What's a public API? Web API? REST API? How do you deal with all the nomenclature? #DevDiscuss

theresaluu Feb 14 @ 9:36 PM EST

.@ThePracticalDev can an API not be REST? I'm almost scared to ask #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:37 PM EST

"How do you deal with all the nomenclature? " - Google. #devdiscuss

perrydBUCS Feb 14 @ 9:38 PM EST

#DevDiscuss Last few semesters have seen lots of sentiment analysis APIs used against social media feeds

an_Obbi Feb 14 @ 9:38 PM EST

An API is some code that was written so that people can write code to use some other code. #DevDiscuss

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lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:38 PM EST

open standards an issue, typically see backlash in community from proprietary orgs publishing an open standard #devdiscuss

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jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:38 PM EST

.@theresaluu @ThePracticalDev I've thought abt this, I think so, yes. RESTful means endpoints are mapped to a DB model #devdiscuss

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jcockhren Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

Yes #DevDiscuss

theresaluu Feb 14 @ 9:36 PM EST

.@ThePracticalDev can an API not be REST? I'm almost scared to ask #devdiscuss
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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

Yes. It can be SOAP. It tastes as good as it sounds. #devdiscuss

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Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

. @lucus_patrick @ThePracticalDev I find #opendata a very interesting topic/concept. Especially when you are building your own. #devdiscuss

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jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

.@theresaluu @ThePracticalDev so ex: @google Maps API is not necessarily RESTful, they're just HTTP endpoints #devdiscuss

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perrydBUCS Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

#DevDiscuss Also some predictive apps; given analysis of FB timeline, create a Spotify playlist

bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

I constantly see differing definitions, especially when REST is involved. #devdiscuss

lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:40 PM EST

open standard is from Microsoft (or whoever).. thus somehow evil/not ‘open’, yet is a well done API #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:40 PM EST

I think @Google would disagree with that. #devdiscuss

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jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:41 PM EST

@theresaluu see! We're not the only ones wondering :) #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:43 PM EST

I point people to this SO answer - https://t.co/fTSV1eEipO. So well written. #devdiscuss

bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:39 PM EST

I constantly see differing definitions, especially when REST is involved. #devdiscuss

jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:43 PM EST

still trying to best understand the def of REST myself. What's a better ex. of a non-REST API? cc @theresaluu #devdiscuss

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lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:44 PM EST

very true, #opendata could be its own #devdiscuss topic for a night. GPL? CC? MIT? licenses..

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Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:44 PM EST

you just don't see a lot of SOAP based public APIs anymore #devdiscuss

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CWReaceJr Feb 14 @ 9:45 PM EST

#devdiscuss Yes, I work on one every day. REST is just one standardized way to do part of the implementation.

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Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:45 PM EST

licenses could be a week long discussion heh :-) #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:45 PM EST

Unfortunately, not true. Lot's of enterprise companies still _require_ them for security. Getting better. #devdiscuss.

Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:44 PM EST

you just don't see a lot of SOAP based public APIs anymore #devdiscuss
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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:45 PM EST

REST is an architecture pattern that is pretty synonymous with API design, but just one style. See GraphQL API etc. #DevDiscuss

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Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:46 PM EST

I (happily) stand corrected. Good to know! #devdiscuss

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:45 PM EST
Unfortunately, not true. Lot's of enterprise companies still _require_ them for security. Getting better. #devdiscuss.
- Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:44 PM EST
  
  you just don't see a lot of SOAP based public APIs anymore #devdiscuss
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lucus_patrick Feb 14 @ 9:46 PM EST

a world of difference between #API principles and implementations #devdiscuss

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gdavis92 Feb 14 @ 9:47 PM EST

@DevDiscussHQ @ThePracticalDev speaking of "open" data... 😞 #devdiscuss

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denormalize Feb 14 @ 2:12 PM EST

Today Trump removed all open data (9GB) from the White House https://t.co/ELRMxTgdb2 but I grabbed it all Jan 20! Will distribute soon

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:47 PM EST

Truth is - unless you have a valid reason to use SOAP, don't. So far I haven't found any valid reasons. #devdiscuss

Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:47 PM EST

although I think the line is dependent on the definition of "public api." I still see so many SOAP APIs at work #devdiscuss

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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:48 PM EST

Attempts to get on the same page about what RESTful means is always a shit show in my experience. #devdiscuss

CWReaceJr Feb 14 @ 9:48 PM EST

#devdiscuss Yeah, and I hate SOAP, but have to deal with it. :)

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:50 PM EST

I hear ya! #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:50 PM EST

sadly, yes. #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:51 PM EST

Ok - now define HATEOAS - go! #devdiscuss

Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:52 PM EST

The thing I love most about #devdiscuss nights is that you can get get corrected, and be very happy about it. Learning is awesome!

kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:52 PM EST

Salesforce maintains one as well. #devdiscuss

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Pahimar Feb 14 @ 9:52 PM EST

The thing I love most about #devdiscuss nights is that you can get corrected, and be very happy about it. Learning is awesome!

ajpocus Feb 14 @ 9:52 PM EST

nothing like getting your hands dirty. I "knew" SOAP was bad, but once I actually coded using SOAP, I KNEW. #DevDiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:54 PM EST

I'm out on this one - i defer. https://t.co/rGLdnNsFtX #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:54 PM EST

I resemble that remark. #devdiscuss

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bendhalpern Feb 14 @ 9:54 PM EST

I truly loath the Salesforce API. #devdiscuss

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kellyjandrews Feb 14 @ 9:57 PM EST

#devdiscuss

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jayrav13 Feb 14 @ 9:59 PM EST

just checked a random endpoint, all good! This isn't among the prev. removed data. #devdiscuss

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