Comments on: API: “the nubby bits on Lego”

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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:44:40 +0000

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Brandon Watts — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:42:26 +0000

Thanks for offering to check us out, Mike! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about Daylife or the nubby bits of our API.

Brandon Watts
Daylife Evangelist

Mike — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:20:56 +0000

Hi Brandon

Absolutely. Wish I’d though of it

I’ve not heard of Daylife. I’ll check it out.

Cheers

Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:19:15 +0000

Hey Pete

Yeah, I agree. But it works so well as a simple API-explaining concept. I like the simplicity.

Mike

Brandon Watts — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:21:45 +0000

I now have a new way to explain APIs to people that aren’t familiar with them.

Brandon Watts
Daylife Evangelist

PeteJ — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:46:23 +0000

Hi Mike,

I like the Lego analogy too, but I think the important point about the Web is that all resources expose those same nubby bits. See e.g.