For basically my whole teen-to-adult life I have wanted to write AI for video games as a hobby. Mostly games of the overhead strategy type, think Red Alert, Warcraft (not World Of), Starcraft and so forth.
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posted by RustyBrooks
on Mar 27, 2013 -
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I'm a web developer who is very capable with HTML and CSS, but that's about it. I am fairly comfortable with SQL, but now I need to learn to develop an API. I'd like to read a good book on the subject. Is there such a book? All I can find are things that explain why an API is useful, or things that assume you already know what you're doing in order to build/use an API.
posted by dylan_k
on Feb 11, 2013 -
11 answers
Single-user programming API for stock and option screening, back trading, paper trading, and ultimately fully automated trading?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2011 -
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I'm tired of using other people's modules for interacting with websites' APIs. But I can't seem to quite wrap my head around using JSON with a website/cgi script I haven't designed. Are there any good tutorials that talk over how to build a JSON file to send to a RESTful API and then do what you want, preferably generalized so I'm not searching for a new one for each website?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Aug 8, 2011 -
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Give me examples of web services that make something happen in the physical world (e.g. send a letter, make a phone call)
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posted by primer_dimer
on Feb 4, 2011 -
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I have been searching the Internet like crazy trying to find an API or software development tool that would allow me to create nice slideshows, out of a group of photos, from one of my programs.
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posted by JohnGL
on Nov 25, 2010 -
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Where to start: extracting images from a Twitter search and presenting them on a webpage?
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posted by nostrich
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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I'd like to write a program for Windows XP that detects when a folder on the desktop is clicked and switches the desktop location to that folder, instead of the default Explorer behavior of opening the folder in a window.
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posted by long
on Jun 27, 2009 -
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I'm looking for an API that'll give me near-real-time access to the day's baseball scores, including individual player lines. Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?
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posted by joshjs
on Apr 24, 2009 -
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I'd like to learn some web languages to help me take advantage of APIs and generally be more useful.
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posted by GilloD
on Sep 17, 2008 -
16 answers
Does anyone have experience using DirectX in a server-side application? Is it practical? If not, what alternatives are there?
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posted by Vorteks
on Jan 4, 2008 -
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I use Facebook, and it seems to have a great API. But how can I tie it in to me, and not my visitor?
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posted by samstarling
on Jan 15, 2007 -
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I have developed an application in AutoLISP which I would like to re-write in an OO language. AutoCAD seems to natively support VB but I don't think I want to go there. I am starting to learn C# and Python, and like both. How easy is it to link Autocad and C# or Python (or Ruby, etc.)? I am aware of
PyCad but not sure I understand how to get it to work, plus it requires Autocad 2000 which is like requiring windows 95.
In short, I am quite the newbie at this and would appreciate a simple but thorough explanation of how to use a modern programming language in Autocad.
posted by signal
on Jan 2, 2006 -
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My boss has tasked me with tracking down a modern XML library written in C. The library has to run on (at least) RHEL3, Windows, and Solaris, but more is better.
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posted by ChrisR
on Jun 14, 2005 -
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I'd like to write a few applications for my Nokia 3650. I've played a little bit with Nokia's developer APIs in C++, and I've looked at a few J2ME code examples, but I don't have significant experience in either. I don't have the time (or interest) to become proficient in both - which development kit should I dive into, and why? I'm more concerned with performance on the 3650 than other phones, and I'm a pretty good programmer, so a steep learning curve is not too much of a concern. Thanks in advance.
posted by djacobs
on Apr 13, 2004 -
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