Maybe it makes sense to have dropdowns for each API and just have a single page.+ Search - Feeds > Hello World > Historical Entries > Result Count > Custom HTML + Libraries + Language
Also, it would be good to have it hosted on code.google.com so that the community can contribute as well as pull it down. What are some common uses of the APIs that just aren't covered by the documentation? -Ben On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Jeremy Geerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great idea to create a central repository for code samples and tutorials. > I think the basic samples that demonstrate key concepts are best, but I > would also include a handful of advanced samples to get people thinking > about what's possible. I would also say that, while a centralized > repository for samples and tutorials is great, it will have to be > categorized at some point to denote which API(s) the sample covers. Thanks > for asking! > > Jeremy R. Geerdes > Effective website design & development > Des Moines, IA > > For more information or a project quote: > http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > communication are given in US dollars. > > If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan > Church! > > > > > On Oct 17, 2008, at 4:04 PM, Ben Lisbakken wrote: > > Hey all -- > I've been looking through the samples and we have a decent amount. The > only problem is that they're spread out and sometimes hard to find. Also, > it's kind of a mix-and-match whether the samples are very low-level and easy > to understand or whether they take a bit of involved thinking. > > I've been toying with the idea of creating a page like the Maps API has > like this: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/examples/index.html > > I'd like some input from you guys, though! I was thinking an interactive > page where you can run all of the demos without having to click in, and even > edit the code inline and see the changes. And what about the difficulty of > the demos? Would it be more helpful to have very bare-bones basic samples > that show very common uses that users ask or would you want to see > mini-sample applications that actually achieve some goal? > > And lastly, should there be one page for all of the AJAX API demos or > separate pages for each individual API? > > Please discuss. > > -Ben > > p.s. contributers welcome! > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-AJAX-Search-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
