This Week In The API Connected World: Mar 10
At Stamplay we like to stay on top of the API scene, and each week we come across various articles and news in this exciting area of tech. We thought we’d share some of the most interesting developments that have been flagged by our team right here on our blog! We hope you find it helpful.
Facebook To Bring F8 Meetups Worldwide
Facebook remains one of the most popular developer platforms around the globe and the company touts that more than 70 percent of its developers are from outside of the US. To help reach those developers, Facebook has announced that they will be holding 27 meetups around the world in conjunction with its F8 developer conference.
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Lyft Follows Uber’s Footsteps With Facebook Messenger Tie-In
Lyft is taking the fight straight to Uber’s front door. The company launched the Lyft Developer Program today alongside a refreshed API that makes it easy for developers to add Lyft functionality to mobile apps.
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How to Use Undocumented APIs to Hack Your Tesla
Developers are eager to create some funky apps that will make the expensive Tesla vehicles even more connected. Musk has said that Tesla Motors is indeed working on an SDK, with the potential to open up a platform for third-party developers to create Internet-connected apps and making Tesla vehicles even more “gadgety.”
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Why API Providers Should Offer SDKs
SDKs — in particular, mobile SDKs — are driving the next wave of Web integration: the means by which mobile applications, Web apps, and things derive value from Web-based resources.
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Elseiver Offers Drug Database As A Cloud-Hosted Solution
Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products, announced that it is now offering its Gold Standard Drug Database API in the Elsevier cloud powered by Amazon Web Services.
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Engine Yard Unveils New Public API
Cloud platform provider Engine Yard has released a new “Core API” that will eventually replace its existing API. Engine Yard explained that the new API has been used internally by the company and reached a level of maturity and stability that made the company comfortable adapting it and making it available to customers.
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