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A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Re: A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Post by wesray »

Thanks for writing this Gem, looks absolutely awesome. I hope Ginger Proofreader keeps their API up also, but I will definitely write some tests in my app to make sure it's working. I noticed in your gem you are using your API key, and I'm not sure about their rate limits, but it would probably be in everyones best interest to get their own key.

Re: A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Post by subosito »

wesray wrote: post #2

Thanks for writing this Gem, looks absolutely awesome. I hope Ginger Proofreader keeps their API up also, but I will definitely write some tests in my app to make sure it's working. I noticed in your gem you are using your API key, and I'm not sure about their rate limits, but it would probably be in everyones best interest to get their own key.

You're welcome wesray, I hope the same thing too. I use the key from their website and I don't see their rate limits yet. The test is definitely required to ensure everything working smoothly.

Re: A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Post by derwiki »

jhonovich wrote: post #6

How do you anticipate using this in your apps? Will you integrate it on the client side to provide real time feedback to users?

That's what I was wondering. It's neat, but how much do people really like having their grammar corrected? Might be more off-putting than it's worth. That said, Facebook's grammar correction in the comment widget is a godsend.

Re: A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Post by wesray »

subosito wrote: post #5
wesray wrote: post #2

Thanks for writing this Gem, looks absolutely awesome. I hope Ginger Proofreader keeps their API up also, but I will definitely write some tests in my app to make sure it's working. I noticed in your gem you are using your API key, and I'm not sure about their rate limits, but it would probably be in everyones best interest to get their own key.

You're welcome wesray, I hope the same thing too. I use the key from their website and I don't see their rate limits yet. The test is definitely required to ensure everything working smoothly.

Awesome, should have done my homework!

Re: A rubygem for natural spelling and grammar checking

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Post by subosito »

jhonovich wrote: post #6

How do you anticipate using this in your apps? Will you integrate it on the client side to provide real time feedback to users?

I have no idea about integration yet. I use command line for the result and ruby session for more details result. I think realtime feedback for comment (like derwiki's comment) is nice idea.
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