Software As She’s Developed

Mahemoff’s Podcast/Blog - Web, Programming, Usabilty from the Author of ‘Ajax Design Patterns’ (AjaxPatterns.org)

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Digg API - Can’t Bust the Cache

June 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

It’s often a requirement for an Ajax app to “bust the cache”, i.e. call a service and ensure its response comes direct and not from a cache. For all the talk of fancy header techniques, the easiest way to do it is by appending an arbitrary parameter, typically a random number and/or a timestamp i.e. […]

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An API-Only Business Model?

August 27th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Amazon, Yahoo, and Ebay all have E-Commerce APIs, right? The model is “You can create a UI and if it fits a niche better than us, you make money”. It’s one of those odd models where you’re competing and partnering at the same time. Some other examples where this hsa occurred: Phone companies forced by government […]

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