It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-05-27 Thread Ryan Romanchuk
Why are you doing this to developers? :( -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message becaus

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-05-27 Thread Joshua J. Kugler
On Friday 27 May 2011, Ryan Romanchuk elucidated thus: > Why are you doing this to developers? :( While I would argue that with the right libraries, SOAP isn't that painful (Suds on Python in my case), I would still add my voice to those that would desire to see a REST/JSON interface. That woul

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-06-07 Thread Anash P. Oommen
Hi Ryan, Joshua, Could you share your thoughts on why you prefer a REST API over SOAP API ? I could share them with the AdWords team. Cheers, Anash P. Oommen, AdWords API Advisor. -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsa

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-06-09 Thread Joshua J. Kugler
On Tuesday 07 June 2011, Anash P. Oommen elucidated thus: > Hi Ryan, Joshua, > > Could you share your thoughts on why you prefer a REST API over SOAP > API ? I could share them with the AdWords team. I would say the greatest advantages would be simplicity and breath of application. 1. Simplicity

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-06-10 Thread Anash P. Oommen
Thanks Joshua for sharing your thoughts. Others reading this forum are welcome to join too. Cheers, Anash P. Oommen, AdWords API Advisor. -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/gr

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-06-10 Thread Reed
The reason that the adWords SOAP interface, and the usefulness of the various client libraries in trying to abstract out some of the intricacies of the interface, is because AdWords itself is in fact a complex beast. Some parts are very simple, especially those operations that are GETs, and so I c

Re: It's 2011, please make a REST API.

2011-06-10 Thread Joshua J. Kugler
On Friday 10 June 2011, Reed elucidated thus: > The reason that the adWords SOAP interface, and the usefulness of the > various client libraries in trying to abstract out some of the > intricacies of the interface, is because AdWords itself is in fact a > complex beast. Some parts are very simple,