Intro to Yahoo Tech
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The document discusses introductory topics for hacking including finding problems to solve, using available data and APIs, and developing interfaces using technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and YUI. It provides various Yahoo developer resources and recommends focusing on small, practical hacks that solve problems instead of features. The document encourages reusing existing solutions, considering different devices, and sharing work through open source while reminding hackers to have fun and make the most of presentation time.
Intro to Yahoo Tech
- 1. Saturday, September 28, 13
- 2. Intro to Yahoo Tech for Hackers Dav Glass (@davglass) Saturday, September 28, 13
- 3. Hacking is nothing new @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 4. Hacking in a hostel room @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 5. Life Hacks Saturday, September 28, 13
- 6. The question is though: where do I start? @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 7. A good hack starts with an idea… @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 8. Find a problem that needs solving and then have a go at solving it! @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 9. To build a typical web hack you need data, access and an interface @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 10. The web has a lot of data sitting around @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 11. ProgrammableWeb.Com – 10,000+ APIs @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 13. YQL turns the internet into a database. @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 15. Data however is not enough. @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 16. You also need working interfaces @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 17. Technologies are easy: HTML CSS Javascript @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 18. Making it work on all browsers and OS’s is tricky @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 19. So, we haveYUI! @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 25. You do not want to write multiple versions of the same app for different devices @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 26. So, we open sourced http://developer.yahoo.com/cocktails/mojito/ @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 28. Connected TV Contacts Content Analysis Design Patterns Sports Finance Flickr GeoPlanet Hadoop Local Mail Messenger Mojito Music Oauth Open ID http://developer.yahoo.com/everything.html @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 31. 1. Don’t concentrate on your favorite toys @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 32. 2. A good hack doesn’t need to be a big thing @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 33. 3. Don’t look for features. @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 34. 4. Find things that already work @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 35. 5.You only have 24 hours @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 36. Dav’s Last Words of Advice? @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 37. Show the !@#$%^& Hack! You’ve only got ~90 seconds, make them count! @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13
- 38. Have Fun! @davglass Saturday, September 28, 13