The hottest API Integration Substack posts right now

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My Toddler Loves Planes, So I Built Her A Radar

Jacob’s Tech Tavern • 1304 HN points • 27 Nov 23
🕹 Technology App Development User Experience API Integration Mobile Apps Software Development
  1. The idea for the app came from the author's toddler's fascination with planes, leading to the creation of a radar app.
  2. The app was built to be engaging and fun for kids, with features like showing nearby flights and being oriented correctly.
  3. The author went through user testing with their toddler to ensure the app was enjoyable and successful before launching it on the App Store.

DBRX: Revolutionizing Language Models for the Open Community

Data Plumbers • 19 implied HN points • 04 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Open Source API Integration Data science
  1. Language models like DBRX are crucial in AI, changing how we use technology from chatbots to code generation.
  2. DBRX is an open-source alternative to closed models, providing high performance and accessibility to developers.
  3. DBRX stands out for its top performance, versatility in specialized domains, efficiency in training, and integration capabilities.
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Language Models and Friends: Gorilla, HuggingGPT, TaskMatrix, and More

Deep (Learning) Focus • 176 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Deep Learning API Integration Fine-tuning Models
  1. Specialized models are hard to beat in performance compared to generic foundation models.
  2. Combining language models with specialized deep learning models by calling their APIs can lead to solving complex AI tasks.
  3. Empowering language models with access to diverse expert models via APIs brings us closer to realizing artificial general intelligence.

The rough edges of Terraform that I awkwardly stumble over

Basta’s Notes • 122 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Automation Resource Management API Integration
  1. Terraform allows writing code to describe infrastructure in production, automating deployment and management across various cloud platforms.
  2. Securing secrets in Terraform state files can be a challenge, requiring manual handling to avoid storing sensitive data.
  3. Terraform's manual and serial nature requires human oversight for changes to avoid unintended consequences, making automation challenging.

Hacker News From Request to Stream

Bytewax • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 23
🕹 Technology API Integration
  1. Polling HTTP endpoints is crucial for real-time data retrieval in industries like e-commerce and finance
  2. Bytewax provides a mechanism for periodic input to efficiently poll and stream data in real-time from HTTP endpoints
  3. By leveraging Python scripts and Bytewax library, developers can build comprehensive data pipelines for real-time data processing