Hi Sidney, What's the goal of your API ? It is only for your private use or you plan to make it OpenSource ? You may have different constraints that comes depending on that (I mean). I'd say, a good API is a useful API (and also well documented) :)
Regards, Cedric On Feb 13, 2008 5:52 PM, Sidney de Koning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like a very good tip :) > > The thing is i want to start writing my own api's. But i have no idea > where to begin, what is a good starting point for me? > > Cheers, Sid > > Mark Lapasa wrote: > > (If you already know about this, my apologies in advance) > > > > A useful API is a well documented one. If you haven't already looked > > into it, ASDoc is a code documentation tool that will generate your > > documentation based on how you apply the ASDoc syntax in your code. > > > > Glen Pike wrote: > >> Hi, > >> Have not written anything myself, but have played with quite a > >> few AS2 ones. > >> > >> The SWXFormat project has quite a few API's for some of the > >> services you mentioned, but they are still working on porting SWX to > >> AS3. > >> > >> I guess one thing to suggest would be to get involved with the > >> project and help them write the API's for these things. > >> > >> Yahoo is pretty up on Flash and has just released a few useful > >> things. > >> > >> http://developer.yahoo.com/flash/ > >> > >> The Adobe labs site has some examples links here: > >> > >> > http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ActionScript_3:resources:apis:libraries > >> > >> > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> Glen > >> > >> Sidney de Koning wrote: > >>> Hi List, > >>> > >>> Are there people who write their own AS3 apis for web services? for > >>> instance twitter, the nabaztag rabbit, amazon? > >>> Do you have any good documentation on how and where to start? > >>> Special steps to take concerning events, things to > >>> keep in the back of your mind when coding. Or is there a Hitchhikers > >>> guide to writing flash api's? > >>> > >>> Any help would be highly appreciated1 > >>> > >>> Sid > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Flashcoders mailing list > >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > Notice of confidentiality: > > The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the use > > of the individual or entity named above and may be confidential. > > Should the reader of this message not be the intended recipient, you > > are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution > > or reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have > > received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately > > and destroy the e-mail. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
