[CivicAccess-discuss] The importance of making apps that can be reused

[Glen Newton]

While many new apps use/reuse/mashup existing data sources, a significant
proportion involve creating new data and using it in the new app.

When this is the case there should be 2 projects:
1 - Project to make a good, reusable API to the data (and host it somewhere
sensible)
2 - Build this particular app that uses the API

Reusable APIs are a better level to try and maximise reuse: not the app
level. Yes, there are many things in this article that are correct and with
which I agree. Building one-offs is usually not the way to go.
But reuse at the API level is both easier and more useful to more people /
apps/ app builders..
And #2 is a good test/validation of #1: eat your own dogfood!

-Glen



On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Rocha, Roberto (Montreal Gazette) <
RRocha at montrealgazette.com> wrote:

>  Please excuse the cross-post.
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> Good article on reusing civic apps.
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> http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/blogs/lwilliams/2013/01/reduce-reuse-recycle-civic-apps-start-spread-0
> *<http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/blogs/lwilliams/2013/01/reduce-reuse-recycle-civic-apps-start-spread-0>
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