Comments on: Pukka 1.5 adds support for Ma.gnolia http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Justin Miller http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-83934 Justin Miller Tue, 01 May 2007 13:39:16 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-83934 I think it would be great if sites could have an endpoint URL similar to how proxy servers offer a single URL from which to gain all of the configuration settings for clients. I've found that with Pukka, sure, I let the API URL be changed, but I also now have a bookmarks URL to open your bookmarks (which differs between del.icio.us and Ma.gnolia), a registration URL, etc. Having those be available from one place would be really useful. I think it would be great if sites could have an endpoint URL similar to how proxy servers offer a single URL from which to gain all of the configuration settings for clients. I’ve found that with Pukka, sure, I let the API URL be changed, but I also now have a bookmarks URL to open your bookmarks (which differs between del.icio.us and Ma.gnolia), a registration URL, etc. Having those be available from one place would be really useful.

]]> By: Jacob http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-77372 Jacob Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:44:27 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-77372 The trouble with 'API mirroring' is that the API of the service that gets mirrored was probably designed exclusively to support its own functionality and therefore was not designed in an abstract way suitable for adoption by varied other services. Sure it's great that services are embracing common interoperability, but where's it going… Also I hate to harp on (probably said it before ;) but common APIs are useless without simple endpoint URLs that users can enter easily--or a discovery mechanism as in the MediaSock Service API (not to be confused with the Client Framework which abstracts the different service providers)… The trouble with ‘API mirroring’ is that the API of the service that gets mirrored was probably designed exclusively to support its own functionality and therefore was not designed in an abstract way suitable for adoption by varied other services. Sure it’s great that services are embracing common interoperability, but where’s it going…

Also I hate to harp on (probably said it before ;) but common APIs are useless without simple endpoint URLs that users can enter easily–or a discovery mechanism as in the MediaSock Service API (not to be confused with the Client Framework which abstracts the different service providers)…

]]> By: Chris http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-76401 Chris Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:55:57 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/04/14/pukka-15-adds-support-for-magnolia/#comment-76401 Just as I was upgrading Pukka, this post came through Google Reader! Gotta love the interwebs. Standardized API formats need to become more common. The discrepancies between APIs will lead to a lot of programming that could be easily avoided simply by swapping a URL (in my opinion - and I'm a designer, not a programmer). Ma.gnolia has the right idea, I'd love to see this become more commonplace. Just as I was upgrading Pukka, this post came through Google Reader! Gotta love the interwebs.

Standardized API formats need to become more common. The discrepancies between APIs will lead to a lot of programming that could be easily avoided simply by swapping a URL (in my opinion - and I’m a designer, not a programmer). Ma.gnolia has the right idea, I’d love to see this become more commonplace.

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