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Note to team, build our stuff like this:

April 8, 2007

I was logging into Flickr and noticed a diagram from Tara’s Flickrstream that I liked so I recreated it for my own use. The idea is VERY simple, but more often than not WE don’t build applications like this. The two most important ideas are a) use semantic data and make it RESTful and b) build an API (application programming interface) and most importantly use it in your own application.

Tara’s goal was to explain that you should allow people interact with your application in more than one way. The web is only one way to interface with your application, make sure you design it to take advantage of other non-web interfaces.

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog 

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  1. Douglas Karr Says:
    April 8th, 2007 at 5:52 pm

    Perhaps the greatest advantage of this is working to create an API that performs. Trying to go back afterwards is a terrible mistake. As the Semantic Web takes off, we’ll find UI’s being more of a personal choice and API’s taking the lead.

    Great diagram!

  2. Todd Says:
    April 10th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Oh YES! That illustration sums it up so perfectly. I wish everyone developed like that.

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