Thread: Wtf are APIs
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Old 08-20-2012, 04:00 PM  
edgeprod
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Originally Posted by Jel View Post
lol I knew there was a good reason I had the piriod guy on ignore

edgeprod - thanks, will have a closer look at API-ery and icq if/as/when

oh, any good resources to read up on API-ery?
Every API is different, but you should familiarize yourself with the following if you have an interest:

PHP, XML, JSON .. those are the essential elements. To make it even simpler, try this:

Take some index cards (or pieces of scrap paper) and write down elements of a page. For example:

"Big Picture of Model"
"Model's Name"
"Small Thumbnail 1"
"Small Thumbnail 4"
"Scene Description"

... etc.

Now, arrange them in interesting ways. Think about how you could take other pieces of data and enhance the user experience, or delete data and do the same. How does moving the smaller thumbs next to the bigger thumb affect the page? How does it affect the page to move them below the description instead?

That's the power of the API, grasshopper.
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