What coding languages Mint uses?

March 19, 2011 11:44 AM

I would like to build a website using methods similar to those seen on Mint.com, namely graphs, calculations, and interfacing with banking websites. Can anyone tell me what technologies they are using because I'm clueless from square one.
posted by satyricaldude to Technology (7 answers total)

I believe they use Yodlee to connect you to your data in other financial organization. They probably have a team of data annalists and graphic/information designers who worked with their programmers to create the data visualizations.
posted by willnot at 12:11 PM on March 19, 2011

That stackoverflow question might give you a few pointers.
posted by agregoire at 12:18 PM on March 19, 2011

Response by poster: Both of you kick ass beyond what you could possibly know. Thank you for answering what my Facebook friends couldn't. :)
posted by satyricaldude at 12:30 PM on March 19, 2011

Best answer: Oh, and if you plan to market your application, please do read Mark Hedlund's post on why Wesabe (a Mint competitor he co-founded) shut down.
posted by agregoire at 1:44 PM on March 19, 2011

After Wesabe shut down, they decided to open-source it, and posted code for a personal version that could be run locally (Wesabe) to Github.
posted by James Scott-Brown at 1:48 PM on March 19, 2011

Mint uses the Blueprint CSS framework for building their UI.
posted by blue_beetle at 3:33 PM on March 19, 2011

You can also find out a lot about what a site is built with by using BuiltWith.com
posted by blue_beetle at 3:34 PM on March 19, 2011 [1 favorite]