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Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel. Zach Boerger February 2012. Leverage What Already Exists. What’s out there?. APIs jQuery Libraries Frameworks Templates. AP-what?. API = Application Programming Interface Give developers access to the feature set of an existing product. Top APIs.

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Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

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  1. Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Zach Boerger • February 2012

  2. Leverage What Already Exists

  3. What’s out there? • APIs • jQuery Libraries • Frameworks • Templates

  4. AP-what? • API = Application Programming Interface • Give developers access to the feature set of an existing product

  5. Top APIs • Facebook + Twitter • Google Maps • Foursquare • Twilio

  6. Before you build a “cool” feature, Google it

  7. Open-source is your friend

  8. So is Github

  9. jQuery Scrollable

  10. Other Examples • Auto-save user input on your forms • Create bar graphs on the fly (client-side) • Anything else you can build!

  11. Frameworks

  12. Popular Ones • Ruby on Rails • Django + Python • PHP + CodeIgniter

  13. Reasoning • Logical, consistent layout for projects • Eliminates up-front “setup” time • Take advantage of what’s already included

  14. Templates & Boilerplates

  15. Twitter Bootstrap

  16. HTML5 + Mobile Boilerplate

  17. Conclusion • To quickly test an idea, leverage what’s already out there • Go back and re-design later if needed • Don’t waste time on stuff that’s already been done

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