API Tutorial Request

[OoZI]

I've been trying to figure out APIs, but I've been having no luck. I always seem to learn something from Hall's tutorials, so I was wondering if he might have the time to make an API tutorial.

[Jackolantern]

I'm not really sure what you mean. An API for what? An API just means a programming interface. For example, how you use jQuery is an API, Socket.io has an API, WPF has an API, etc. An "API" is just the summation of all of the methods, classes and fields that you use to make use of a library or tool. There is no generic API. What API are you wanting to learn?

[hallsofvallhalla]

Maybe
Airplanes Piloting Interns?

hehe yep API is just the overall summary.

[Verahta]

I haven't tried any of them, but CodeAcademy I believe has a bunch of API tutorials. For example, if you click on one of the sections below, like NPR for example, it says it has a couple dozen exercises for an NPR API, so I assume it's lessons in different types of API's depending on what section you click.

http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/apis



Here are some links I found in Google search for API:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/business ... ncing1.htm

http://www.quora.com/APIs/In-baby-langu ... -is-an-API

http://thehalogroupeffect.com/post/2585 ... -is-an-api

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/api-good-t ... explained/