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An API is a layer, hiding the confusing details of a system from everyone else. More interestingly, they open a wealth of knowledge and resources to anyone willing to consume them!

api programming

Jan 24, 2018

What is an API wrapper and how do I write one?

When you find an API to use in your app, you'll need to access it in a specific language - not always an easy or straightforward task. As long as you're doing all that work, why keep it to yourself? Let's look at creating an API wrapper that you can share with others!

api weather climate

Jan 22, 2018

Accessing weather and climate data with the Planet OS API

Planet OS seems to have found a great number of services that provide scientific/weather/earth related data, regularly download a small sample set from each, and provide a way to access the data through their own API. Let's see what they've got and what we can do with it!

api books

Dec 31, 2017

Accessing book and author data with the Penguin Random House API

Penguin Random House is a book publisher, and their API can be used to get data about books, authors and events. Let's check it out!

api census demographics

Dec 30, 2017

Accessing census, demographic, and housing data with the US Census Bureau API

The US Census Bureau APIs provide free access to geolocation data, as well as American census data, demographics, housing stats, etc. Let's check them out!

api weather

Dec 29, 2017

Accessing current and historical weather data with the OpenWeatherMap API

OpenWeatherMap provides free access to extensive weather data - current conditions, 5-day forecast, uv index, weather alerts, etc. Let's check out their API!

api iss nasa space

Dec 28, 2017

Discover where the ISS is, where it will be, and who's on it with the ISS Notify API

The ISS Notify API (or is it the Open Notify API?) was written by Nathan Bergey for a Science Hack Day competition, then released to the public. You can use it to find the location of the ISS, or to find when it'll pass over a location! Check it out.

api trello kanban

Dec 27, 2017

Manage boards and cards with the Trello API

Trello is a virtual kanban board... or a nice to-do list if you're going solo. I like it, maybe you will too, and their API makes nearly all areas accessible to devs.

api hubble nasa space

Dec 26, 2017

Access space-related media with the HubbleSite API

The Space Telescope Science Institute works closely with the Hubble telescope and its operation. They've made available, through their HubbleSite API, tons of photos, videos, and other data.

DigitalOcean is a versatile, affordable cloud provider. You can serve up a blog (like this one!), deploy a wiki, try out ansible, or do something much bigger. They host the annual Hacktoberfest too.

Hyvor Talk

Hyvor Talk is a privacy-friendly, user-friendly commenting system. Compared to Disqus, my pages load faster, engagement has increased, and I don't have to worry about ads. The team is responsive and quick to communicate and fix issues. Try them out!