[knassy]

I found even after becoming competent in HTML/CSS and learning enough JS to do UI stuff, using APIs was still a mystery to me. Most API documentation is aimed at a more advanced audience.

I could use cURL to make a request, but I couldn't work out how to fit all the pieces together in a web app.

API tutorials which are truly for the beginner are a great idea.

[mehrzad]

Yeah I agree. But I'm not a big fan of having programming revolve around the "big guys." My two cynical cents.

[markisonfire]

I think it is easier to "test" these types of API calls for beginners with the biggest names. Understanding how to connect to Twitter is simple, and those same principles can be used to connect to a wide range of other things. I think, more than anything, connecting to Twitter or Evernote is "safe". Which is good for beginners.