More, better API examples
I would love it if the API documentation contained links to a complete source code example or examples of the API being implemented for a particular project.
With a limited (but growing) knowledge of scripting, examples of source code can help me move along implementation of the API much more rapidly.
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Matt Clark
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Stuart, that's probably worth writing. In the meantime, here are some good primers on using APIs, generally:
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Stuart
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I think a "Hello World" style tutorial would be a great introduction to the API. The examples you posted were good, Amanda, but still quite complex for the uninitiated.
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How is this? http://blog.documentcloud.org/blog/2011/08/getting-the-most-out-of-documentcloud/
Sorry it took so long!
