There is an interesting discussion at LtU about difference between DSL and API. I think the difference is less technical and more semantic, in scope and in the role that each of them play. Considering what they mean the difference is on two levels - domain/application and language/interface. [Continue]
Dion Almaer noted that JDocs is now AJAX powered. JDocs is a place where you can search for Java API documentation for various libraries. There are others out there like gotAPI and Javaref, however JDocs lets you contribute to the documentation through annotations. [Continue]
The challenge in designing an API is to provide flexibility but also hide the irrelevant information. Alex Bosworth provides a nice list of rules for providing a Web API with some examples. What are a few simple rules for providing a web API? [Continue]
This post has already been published on code::gallery blog which now has been merged into this blog. We come across a mesh of nomenclature regarding libraries everyday - Application Programming Interface (API), libraries, toolkits, frameworks, and probably some more. So, what is the difference? [Continue]
This post has already been published on code::gallery blog which now has been merged into this blog. Found a very useful site for API reference - gotAPI (via Curt’s Comments). It is simply great to get all the searchable documentation for scripts and programming languages at one place. [Continue]