The importance of making apps that can be reused

[Rocha, Roberto (Montreal Gazette)]

Please excuse the cross-post.

 

Good article on reusing civic apps.

http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/blogs/lwilliams/2013/01/reduce-reuse-recycle-civic-apps-start-spread-0

 

 

 

Roberto Rocha

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[Glen Newton]

While many new apps use/reuse/mashup existing data sources, a significant proportion involve creating new data and using it in the new app.

When this is the case there should be 2 projects:

1 - Project to make a good, reusable API to the data (and host it somewhere sensible)

2 - Build this particular app that uses the API

Reusable APIs are a better level to try and maximise reuse: not the app level. Yes, there are many things in this article that are correct and with which I agree. Building one-offs is usually not the way to go.
But reuse at the API level is both easier and more useful to more people / apps/ app builders..

And #2 is a good test/validation of #1: eat your own dogfood!

-Glen

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Rocha, Roberto (Montreal Gazette) <[hidden email]> wrote:

Please excuse the cross-post.

 

Good article on reusing civic apps.

http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/blogs/lwilliams/2013/01/reduce-reuse-recycle-civic-apps-start-spread-0

 

 

 

Roberto Rocha

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The Gazette - a division of Postmedia Network Inc

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