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Google Deprecates Android AsyncTask API
Google this week deprecated the AsyncTask API found in Android. The API, part of Android for years, helped synchronize network requests with and match them to the user interface on Android smartphones and tablets. The company did not provide a reason for deprecating the API.
11-08-2019
TypeScript is Now Airbnb's Official Language for Web Development
Brie Bunge, Front-End Engineer at Airbnb told the audience that Airbnb has adopted TypeScript as its standard language for Web development. TypeScript provides a level of reliability and programming efficiency which is difficult to achieve when programming only with JavaScript.
11-05-2019
AWS Cloud Development Kit now Generally Available
Amazon released its AWS Cloud Development Kit last year as a preview. Now, the CDKs for TypeScript and Python are now generally available. The CDK allows administrators to manage their infrastructure using the same language and tools they use to build applications, a move towards DevOps practices.
07-11-2019
GraphQL Nexus Enhances Code First Capabilities for GraphQL API Development
Tim Greisser, Software Engineer at Cypress.io presented the benefits of using GraphQL Nexus for taking a “code first” approach to GraphQL API development. GraphQL Nexus is a development library that allows GraphQL developers to do strong-type programming when creating a GraphQL API.
06-28-2019
How to Transform an Air Traffic API to GeoJSON to Render on a Map
Many APIs provide data to use in an application but that data isn't always complete. This tutorial shows how to retrieve data from an API for global flight tracking and then transform it into GeoJSON to store in HERE's XYZ Geospatial Storage API and then render it as a 3D map with Three.js.
06-14-2019
Google Announces the “Kotlin-First” Approach for Android Development
Google announced the Kotlin first approach to Android development at the developer keynote presentation on Day 1 of the yearly Google I/O developer conference. Google’s intention is to position Kotlin as the favored programming language for Android application development moving forward.
05-08-2019
Facebook Targets Browser Queueing Delays With New isInputPending API in Chrome 74
Facebook has announced that a new isInputPending API it created is included in Chrome 74, the latest version of Google's popular Chrome browser, as an origin trial. The social networking giant created the isInputPending API to address the problem of browser queueing time delays.
04-24-2019
How to Build Twilio Appointment Reminders with Node.js and Express
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with appointment reminders. Maybe the least annoying notification is a text message, and it's also the easiest. The Twilio REST API lets you create intelligent reminders, and you can also benefit from simple integration with your CRM and reservation systems.
03-27-2019
Top Social APIs in 2019
Despite the recent privacy snafus from some social media platforms, developers are just as interested in creating social applications as they ever were. Here we take a look at some the social APIs in ProgrammableWeb's directory that get the most traffic, and what developers can do with them.
03-10-2019
Salesforce Opens Up Lightning Platform to World’s 7 Million+ Javascript Developers
Salesforce today announced its Lightning Web Components Framework; a technology that makes it possible for developers to use the Javascript programming language to customize browser-based web applications built on top of Salesforce’s core capabilities.
12-13-2018
How to Make a Heatmap with Mapbox GL JS
This tutorial will show you how to make a heatmap using Mapbox GL JS. Heatmaps can be used to display a large amounts of points in a visually engaging way for your audience. Here we refer to heatmaps as a visualization that is useful for showing the density of points over an area.
11-01-2018
How to Build a Store Locator Using Mapbox GL JS
This guide will walk you through how to create a store locator map using Mapbox GL JS. You'll be able to browse all of the locations from a sidebar and select a specific store to view more information. It takes a deep dive into JavaScript with Mapbox GL JS to build an interactive web map.
10-27-2018
How to Switch from Google Maps to Mapbox
For Google Maps users looking for an alternative, this guide will walk you through making the switch to Mapbox. You will be shown how to use Mapbox GL JS, a web mapping JavaScript library, to create a web map, add a marker, and attach a popup using similar methods as the Google Maps JavaScript API.
10-25-2018
How the OnSched API can Integrate Scheduling Into Your Chat-bot
Chatbot systems have greatly evolved the customer service space with rapid, personalized responses that can save businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars. OnSched provides a complete Consumer, and Setup, REST API to build online booking right into your chatbot's responses and workflows
09-19-2018
Magic Software Unveils a New Angular-Based Framework
Magic Software today released the latest version of its application development platform, Magic xpa 4.0, which features an Angular-based web application framework. Angular is an open-source JavaScript framework originally developed by Google and typically used to create single-page applications.
08-07-2018
Java the Most Popular Language, Swift Showing Greatest Growth in ProgrammableWeb Directories
Which programming language is the most popular with developers? In the past we’ve looked to our directories to provide some insight into which language is most in demand. The recent growth of our SDK and Sample Source Code directories gives us an opportunity to take a fresh look at the data.
08-01-2018
How to Connect to an API with JavaScript
Tania Rascia teaches you how to use JavaScript to make API calls in a simple way, without a server, dependencies, or build tools. The project outcome will show a grid with movies produced by Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation film studio based in Tokyo Japan.
06-17-2018
Why Experts on Most Popular Javascript Frameworks Might Expect Less Pay
JavaScript has evolved into a massive ecosystem that covers nearly every aspect of web development, including both front end and back end. With dozens of JavaScript frameworks available, how do you choose the right one? This article looks at which frameworks currently dominate front-end development.
04-26-2018
How to Discover Channel IDs with the YouTube Data API
The YouTube Data API can be used to upload and search for videos, manage playlists and subscriptions, update channel settings and more. In part 3 of this tutorial, we continue to extend our code and show you how to use the API to build a simple app that can return the contents of a playlist.
04-18-2018
How to Discover Playlist IDs with the YouTube Data API
The YouTube Data API can be used to upload and search for videos, manage playlists and subscriptions, update channel settings and more. In part 2 of this tutorial, we'll extend our code from part one and show you how to use the API to build a simple app that can return the contents of a playlist.
04-17-2018