apis and making humankind better at programming
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APIS AND MAKINGHUMANKIND BETTERAT PROGRAMMING
CARTER RABASADEVELOPER EVANGELIST
@CARTERRABASA ó [email protected]
SEND AN SMS TO(972) 44 - JSCNF
I'M A DAD
THIS IS CATHERINE...
...AND THIS IS EMILY
FACTSOFTWARE IS EATING THE WORLD
GOOGLE, AMAZON, NETFLIX, PIXAR
TESLA
SOFTWARE PEOPLE
CONSEQUENCEPROGRAMMING IS LITERACY
LITERACY: 1440 - 2013
FACTYOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT EMBRACING
PROGRAMMING
STEM ENROLLMENT IS STAGNATING
CONSEQUENCEWE HAVE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO FIX
THIS
CALLING ALL HACKERS
DON'T LET IDEAS DIE
BETTER APIS CANHELP
WHAT IS AN API?Find the boxes that are checked
JavaScript DOM API
jQuery API
var checked = [];var nodeList = document.getElementsByTagName('input');for (var i = 0; i < nodeList.length; i++) { if (nodeList[i].checked) { checked.push(nodeList[i]) }}
var checked = $('input:checked');
WEB APIS
THE TWILIO APISending an SMS
Processing an SMS
var twilio = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);twilio.sendSms({ to: "+15555551212", from: "+19724457263", body: "Hello " + fname + ", please reply YES to confirm your appointment"});
<Response> <Sms>Thank you for confirming your appointment, {{ fname }}</Sms> </Response>
HOW YOU CAN HELPMAKE MORE OF THE WORLD ADDRESSABLE TO
PROGRAMMINGIMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF YOUR APIS
COMMIT YOURSELF TO HELPING MORE PEOPLELEARN HOW TO CODE
LINKS
Bret Victor - Inventing on PrincipleComputer Programming for All: A New Standard of Literacy
Software PeopleWhy Science Majors Change Their Minds
Calling All HackersJohn Sheehan Wants You to Build APIs that Speak Human
The humble hero How to Tell a Story with CodeInventing on Principle Secrets of Awesome JavaScript API Design