Aaron and Brian talk to Kendrick “Kenny” Coleman (@kendrickcoleman; Developer Advocate @EMCcode) about the basics of interacting with APIs. They also discuss how the millennial generation is changing the media industry and if/how The Cloudcast should change.

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  • Kenny’s Blog
  • Kenny’s “Bourbon Pursuit” Podcast (@bourbonpursuit)
  • EMC {code} Homepage
  • Beginner’s Guide to REST and HTTP
  • Learn how to use different REST APIs
  • Swagger API Framework

Topic 1 - What are you up to these days?

Topic 2 - We need help. Everything is an API these days and we don’t speak API. What are the basics we need to understand and the tools we need?

Topic 3 - Any good API tips and tricks for beginners?

Topic 4 - You were recently at a conference that discussed how the millennial generation is changing the media industry. What is changing, what do we need to know and how do we need to change the podcast?