Common Computer Science References
Wikipedia states an API is:An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.
Create a program that uses a publicly available API and grabs some piece of information and presents it. Ensure that the information "changes" each time the user goes to the webpage. For example a different image or a new quote.
If you are not sure on any part of the problem, just ask me and I will give you additional information
You can look here or other places to get your API
Ensure you "sign up" so that no one else uses your idea
JSON will most likely be helpful!
Picking an API that requires no Authentication or login will also make your life much easier
Here is an example I did
notice I have error checking, for when the artist is unknown!
NOTE: not all APIs return nice JSON (the stuff inside {}); some websites return it in an array (inside []). To solve this do something like:
console.log(jsonData[0].url) <- the [0] grabs the zeroth element of the array
I can get a bonus? Yes you can!
If you complete just the above part of the assignment in JavaScript, you will be marked out of 3+. You will be marked out of 4+ if you do the programming in another language as well.