A working Python library for Google Reader unofficial API
The linked library handles authentication and offers working methods for a few of Google Reader’s methods: libgreader. Looks like a great start.
View ArticleWant to know what people want?
Well this doesn’t get you exactly there, but László Kozma has a Perl script and some analysis that points you to the top sentences on the Web that start with “How can I” using Google. Fascinating stuff.
View ArticleInterested in data and visualizations?
Check out the Guardian’s Datablog, and while you are at it, read/watch the Guardian’s Simon Rogers interview with Jonathan Stray of Nieman Journalism Labs on the rise of data journalism and the tools...
View ArticleData Journalism and Visualization with an Example
Guardian: Paul Bradshaw: “How to be a data journalist” ProPublica: Jeff Larson: “The Rainbow Connection: How We Made Our CDO Connections Graphic” (tools mentioned: google-refine (formerly Gridworks),...
View ArticleJoshua Bloch on “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”
This is a great Google Tech Talk and while it may be Java-centric, I think much applies to any language you work with. YouTube: GoogleTechTalks: “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”: This is...
View ArticleMaptivism getting easier, happening more
Combine mapping, with participation, and a subject matter that needs attention, and you can create some powerful, useful tools. Google Maps APIs and various mashup techniques made it easy for...
View ArticleReadings on DSLs (Domain Specific Languages)
Martin Fowler: DomainSpecificLanguage Martin Fowler: FluentInterfaces InfoQ: Martin Fowler: Introduction to Domain Specific Languages The Structure of Structures: Are DSLs simply XML Hell? Ward...
View ArticleAn open data challenge from Anil Dash
Anil Dash: “The Health Graph: Mortal Threats & Signs of Life”: As a community of developers and technologists, we have to build powerful, indispensable apps and services on top of this data. Killer...
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Steve Klabnik: Nobody Understands REST or HTTP
Steve Klabnik outlines some best practices in API design in “Nobody Understands REST or HTTP”, some of which I admit I need to follow more consistently. As he states in the end: Seriously, most of the...
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