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Hmm, not sure API vs data is productive to see as a dichotomy. Consider that an API might provide access to "raw" data directly. I'd ask not for data over API
by kjhughes 14y ago
Hmm, not sure API vs data is productive to see as a dichotomy.
Consider that an API might provide access to "raw" data directly.
I'd ask not for data over APIs but for more universally useful properties such as stability, currency, consistency, etc.
- polemic 14y ago> Hmm, not sure API vs data is productive to see as a dichotomy. It's not, necessarily. An API provides a [very] limited view into the data. A view selected by the publisher. That's part of the problem. > I'd ask not for data over APIs but for more universally useful properties such as stability, currency, consistency, etc. Amen. I'd add: clear license and usage conditions, simple and concise metadata, and frequent updates.
- dmoy 14y agoI think kjhughes was going for the possibility that one of the things exposed in the API would be downloadEverything() Not sure whether that's likely, he was just pointing out that API vs data are not mutually exclusive.