Some Fun APIs

We couldn't decide if we wanted to gather around the water cooler or talk about some cool APIs, so we opted to do both, while Joe promises there's a W in his name, Allen doesn't want to say graph, and Michael isn't calling out applets.

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Overheard around the Water Cooler

• Where do you draw the line before you use a hammer to solve every problem?
• When is it worth bringing in another technology?
• Can you have too many tools?

APIs of Interest

Joe's Picks

• Video game related APIs
  • RAWG – The Biggest Video Game Database on RAWG – Video Game Discovery Service (rawg.io)
    • RAWG Video Games Database API (v1.0) (api.rawg.io)
  • PS: Your favorite video games might have an API:
    • PokéAPI – The RESTful Pokémon API (pokeapi.co)
    • Legends of Runeterra (developer.riotgames.com)
    • The Bungie.Net API (GitHub)
    • Blizzard Battle.net Developer Portal (develop.battle.net)
• Satellite imagery related APIs
  • Planet – A leader in Earth observation (planet.com)
  • bird.i – Satellite Imagery API (hibirdi.com)
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  • Rainforest – The (missing) Amazon Product Data API (rainforestapi.com)

Allen's Picks

• Amazon Market Web Service (docs.developer.amazonservices.com)
• We would *love* a Libsyn API!
• Should paid services provide an API?

Michael's Picks

• Alpha Vantage – Free Stock APIs (alphavantage.co)
• Why so serious?
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