I will be talking about Interacting with External APIs. A blurb about my talk follows: There is a lot of talk these days about taping into the resources available through external APIs (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc). Much of the functionality needed to interact with APIs is already included in the core through the HTTP class.

I am sitting in first class ( surprise upgrade! ) drinking a 12 year Glenlivet Scotch ( oh the free perks! ) and using the in-flight Gogo wireless service ( first time. it is neat ) to write this post recapping the 2012 Las Vegas WordCamp. The first supper I had the honor to once

There is a lot of talk these days about tapping into the resources available through external APIs such as Twitter, Facebook, etc, but what is an API and how should we be using them? In this article I am going to walk you through the concepts behind pulling data from an external API, sending data

Over the past couple years many people have come to me for advise on getting a job, and a few have asked me to help in the process. I created my own method and thus far it has been highly successful. Out of the 9 people I have been directly involved with helping, 8.5 of

I have been given the great honor of speaking at the 2012 Las Vegas WordCamp. Las Vegas is a place that my life travels have not yet sent me, so I am excited for this opportunity to visit such an iconic city and socialize with the amazing WordPress community. I will be talking about Interacting