#Flatiron Teachers Build & Learn ##Understanding APIs

As a quick and fun exercise, we will playing with the Twitter API with the goal of building a Twitter bot! What's a Twitter bot? Check out the examples below.

###Ruby Twitter Gem gem install twitter

Documentation

###Twitter Bot Examples

• Every Word
• Pentametron
• Library of Babel

###Resources courtesy of Craig Protzel

• Lecture Slides
• References
  • The History of the Web
  • What's In An HTTP Request
  • OpenWeatherMap API
  • HealthCare.gov for Developers
  • Sunlight Foundation Labs - APIs
  • New Yorker - A Month of CitiBike Data
  • HowManyPeopleAreInSpaceRightNow?
  • Open-Notify.org
  • Into the Okavango
  • Kimono Labs
  • Programmable Web
  • Temboo