This session will provide a quick overview of Google Data APIs and demonstrate some ways to use them in mashups with other APIs like Maps, App Engine and more. Expect to see code in a variety of languages.

Prerequisites: Developers attending this session should be comfortable with at least one of PHP, Python, JavaScript or Java. Experience working with REST-based APIs a plus.

Ryan Boyd

Ryan is on the Google Data APIs team, focusing on helping developers interface with Google APIs. He's been most active in supporting the Google Calendar, Picasa Web Albums, and YouTube APIs. Ryan also maintains the open source PHP client library which is distributed as the Zend_Gdata component of the Zend Framework. Previously he worked at his alma mater, Rochester Institute of Technology, developing web applications and architecting web hosting environments.

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