Day: September 22, 2018

The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, entitling employed parents who have lost a child to take statutory paid leave to allow them time to grieve, is expected to take effect in 2020. https://goo.gl/oCbJrB

I’m working to break down the moving parts of API efforts over at the VA and working to provide as much relevant feedback as I possibly can. One of the components I’m wanting to think about more is the feedback loop for the VA API efforts. The feedback loop is one of the most essential aspects of doing an API and can quickly become one of the most debilitating, paralyzing, and nutrient starving aspects of operating an API platform if done wrong or if non-existent. However, the feedback loop is also one of the most valuable reasons for wanting to do APIs in the first place, providing the essential feedback you will need from consumers and the entire API ecosystem to move the API forward in a meaningful way.

Current Seeds of the VA API Feedback Loop

Current the VA is supporting the VA API developer portal using GitHub Issues and email. I mentioned in my previous review of the VA API developer portal that the personal email addresses provided for email support should be generalized, sharing the load when it comes to email support for the platform. Next, I’d like to address the usage of GitHub issues for support, along with email, and step back to look at how this contributes to, or could possibly take away from the overall feedback loop for the VAPI API effort. Defining what the basics of an API feedback loop for the VA might be. https://goo.gl/JRpFH4

#ICYDK: What Is REST?

Even though REpresentational State Transfer, also known as REST, is often referred to as a protocol, it’s an architectural style. It defines how applications communicate over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Applications that use REST are loosely-coupled and transfer information quickly and efficiently. While REST doesn’t define data formats, it’s usually associated with exchanging JSON or XML documents between a client and a server.

We’re going to use a simple service and a web browser to learn about the fundamentals of REST. https://goo.gl/FcMFAv #DataIntegration #ML