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Skype Developer Platform

78 points by nozzlegear 12y ago

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MichaelGG 12y ago
Looks like the existing APIs, like for Lync (terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless). IIRC, NetMeeting also had some cool APIs, allowing you to easily get access to data channels and so on.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  > terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless It's not pointless. Having one name for your business and consumer products makes things simpler.
  - kolev 12y ago
    Lync branding was confusing anyway.
    - Someone1234 12y ago
      Try working in a shop that does Linq. Link, Linq, and Lync sound exactly the same when spoken. So sentences like: "let me send you the linq link on lync" occur.
      - pjtr 12y ago
        I frequently hear Linq pronounced "Link... Linqueue?", and Lync as "Link... Lüngg?"
- blumkvist 12y ago
  Admins were notified (at least here) and you can revert the updates[1]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jtXZ7TYbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jtXZ7TYbs
mooreds 12y ago
Where are the payment hooks? Seems like that'd be useful.
uzyn 12y ago
This looks like it might greatly alter the landscape of lightly-integratable team communication tool space that Slack and HipChat are currently dominating. Great move, Skype and Microsoft!
wavee 12y ago
The web SDK "applies to: Skype for Business 2015" only. This is not an API for regular Skype accounts. The Skype for Business allows external communication though, so... it will be possible to create integrations for regular users, right?
- wavee 12y ago
  Ok, apparently "IM or audio conversations with three or more people" are "not available with Skype* users" according to https://suppont.office.com/en-ca/article/Let-Skype-for-Business-Online-users-communicate-with-external-Skype-for-Business-or-Skype-contacts-b414873a-0059-4cd5-aea1-e5d0857dbc94 https://suppont.office.com/en-ca/article/Let-Skype-for-Busin... This makes it impossible then.

78 points by nozzlegear 12y ago

deleted 12y ago

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Looks like the existing APIs, like for Lync (terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless). IIRC, NetMeeting also had some cool APIs, allowing you to easily get access to data channels and so on.

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
> terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless It's not pointless. Having one name for your business and consumer products makes things simpler.
- kolev 12y ago
  Lync branding was confusing anyway.
  - Someone1234 12y ago
    Try working in a shop that does Linq. Link, Linq, and Lync sound exactly the same when spoken. So sentences like: "let me send you the linq link on lync" occur.
    - pjtr 12y ago
      I frequently hear Linq pronounced "Link... Linqueue?", and Lync as "Link... Lüngg?"
blumkvist 12y ago
Admins were notified (at least here) and you can revert the updates[1]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jtXZ7TYbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jtXZ7TYbs

mooreds 12y ago

Where are the payment hooks? Seems like that'd be useful.

uzyn 12y ago

This looks like it might greatly alter the landscape of lightly-integratable team communication tool space that Slack and HipChat are currently dominating. Great move, Skype and Microsoft!

wavee 12y ago

The web SDK "applies to: Skype for Business 2015" only. This is not an API for regular Skype accounts. The Skype for Business allows external communication though, so... it will be possible to create integrations for regular users, right?

wavee 12y ago
Ok, apparently "IM or audio conversations with three or more people" are "not available with Skype* users" according to https://suppont.office.com/en-ca/article/Let-Skype-for-Business-Online-users-communicate-with-external-Skype-for-Business-or-Skype-contacts-b414873a-0059-4cd5-aea1-e5d0857dbc94 https://suppont.office.com/en-ca/article/Let-Skype-for-Busin... This makes it impossible then.