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Concept of API For Beginners

YuvrajHinger — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:16:32 +0000

What is API?

You might have heard this word in web development but still, most beginners cannot understand what is API.

in this article, I will explain what is API in a very simple way so let's get started & understand what is API.
well API is an acronym for the application programming interface.

General Definition:

An application programming interface is a set of functions, procedures, methods, or classes used by computer programs to request services from the operating systems, software libraries, or any other services provider running on the computer.

Now actually this definition is overwhelming, we need to find a way to understand what is API using a simple definition, so let's put this definition in very simple words.

Definition

The application programming interface is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Like when you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message, you are using an API.

if you take this definition to understand API then it is hard to understand for most beginners then what is the best way to understand API.

well, don't worry let’s understand API using a simple example. let's say you want to book an airline ticket online and you want to find the best website to book tickets and you choose your favorite one.

now did you notice you can book the same airline ticket from many websites just like Make Mytrip, Goibibo, and so on? then how this website did that the answer is using API.
using API they share the same functionality procedure and methods, they use the same classes and methods to know to a reserved seat on the airplane.

They have access to the airplane API to know booking information and book ticket for us.

now let us take another example of API, now let's say you're creating an application and you want the Google login feature to appear in the application then what will you do, you can use Google API.

using API key you can access the Google API and create a login system for your application. The API key is for security to create a secure session Google provides an API key.

You might also read this one All about SSH Key with Symmetrical & Asymmetrical encryption.

API keys are used to track and control how the API is being used. for example, to prevent malicious use or abuse of API. using API key you can do a different kind of operation, like finding the existing user on Google, Log in to the Google account, and so on.
so basically using API you can use functionality provided by the API services, these services share the code with us so we can run it.

What is ReactJs and Why to use it? | Introduction with ReactJs For Beginners

YuvrajHinger — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:57:42 +0000

React is an open source JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

Why is ReactJs popular?

Let's start with the fact that React is a project created and maintained by Facebook.

when a company like Facebook uses React in its own products and invests money and resources to keep the project alive you can be rest assured it is not going to die down anytime soon.
React has a component based architecture.

This lets you break down your application into small encapsulated parts which can then be composed to make more complex UIs.

7 ES6 Features Recommended For Getting Started with ES6

YuvrajHinger — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:43:43 +0000

let and const
arrow functions
template literals
default parameters
object literals
rest and spread operators
destructuring assignment

These are the seven features that would be recommend if you are getting started with es6.

About Google Scrapped Content Policy

YuvrajHinger — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:43:50 +0000

What is scraped content?

Google consider scraped content as content that has been taken from other websites and has been published on your own website without attribution or permission.

Publishers who publish articles or content from other websites and publish them as their own content are in violation of this policy.

Why did Google create this policy?

Your content is the reason users are on your site.

Visitors are visiting your site for a reason, whether they're looking for business advice or finding the latest information on a particular topic.

By providing users with the information they're looking for, you're satisfying their needs in the moment that they need it the most.

Delivering this content is so vital to building a strong and loyal user base.

When users enjoy your content, they continue to visit your site and can share their positive experiences with others, which helps to grow your site.

Keep in mind, our goal is to help facilitate a healthy digital advertising ecosystem.

Google understand that users come to a publisher's sites to view interesting, valuable, and unique content.

Sites without original content, or sites that have no content, are not useful to users, and advertisers don't want their ads on these pages either.

These web pages ultimately pose a threat to the trust users and advertisers have in our industry.

Google understand that some publishers take content from other more well-known sites on the assumption that increasing the volume of pages on their site is a good long-term strategy, regardless of the relevance or uniqueness of the content.

Purely scraped content, even from high-quality sources, does not provide any added value to users, and may constitute copyright infringement in some cases.

There are no shortcuts to success.

Take the time to create original content that sets your site apart and provides real value to users.

This will keep your visitors coming back and will provide more useful results for users searching on Google.

All of Google policies are designed and enforced to build trust in the digital advertising ecosystem.

The futures of Google and Google partners are linked, and Google believe in fostering an environment where users, advertisers, and publishers can all thrive in a healthy digital advertising ecosystem. And by valuing each, we help ensure the sustainability of our industry.

We hope this article helps you to better understand Google scraped content and no content policies.

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Issue in Laravel Goutte Web Scraping?

YuvrajHinger — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:08:07 +0000

Can anyone help me to doing web scraping using laravel goutte, i build tool seoindicate: https://yuvrajhinger.in/seoindicate.

I need to scrape 50-100 request at a time, i got crawling blocked issue.

I need to try for rotate proxies in laravel.

Can any one provide me code for that how to rotate proxies, ip or useragent in laravel for web scraping or any other solution for that?

I created a responsive portfolio website Using Bootstrap in laravel framework. Suggest me what I need to improve in?

YuvrajHinger — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 17:00:50 +0000

Tell me, what amazes you? What should I change?

Here is the link to the portfolio:https://portfolio.yuvrajhinger.in
Your feedback will be very important to me. It will help to enhance my development skill.