P2P banks, 1 line of code
blog.dwolla.com
P2P banks, 1 line of code
1–10 of 32 posts
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#2I've got to remember this marketing spin. "A curl to an http endpoint with a plethora of parameters" == Only 1 line of code!
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#3Because curl and a command line with 13 "arguments" is so much easier to use than a website.
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#41 line of code in marketing speak.
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#5Conveniently arranged here in our article in 15 lines!
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#6I've got to remember this marketing spin. "A curl to an http endpoint with a plethora of parameters" == Only 1 line of code!
It's similar to many jQuery plugins I've seen. "LOOK, you can do all this with one line of code!"
$("#mydiv").someplugin();
But, credit to the author, I always like seeing how people use the command line to accomplish things. One day, I'd like to make a "get_subs" command that orders Jimmy Johns for me.
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#7I've got to remember this marketing spin. "A curl to an http endpoint with a plethora of parameters" == Only 1 line of code!
We (Balanced - YC W11) did the same thing :/. We'll I guess we called it a single curl command not a single line of code:
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#8Not sure why all the comments here are harping on the "one line" thing.
The point is that you can transfer money with one command and no pre-existing state. That's pretty great.
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#9Because curl and a command line with 13 "arguments" is so much easier to use than a website.
Because writing a program to simulate a person using a web site is so much easier to do than calling an API.
Re: P2P banks, 1 line of code
#10Because curl and a command line with 13 "arguments" is so much easier to use than a website.
er, what? this is an API for developers, not an out-the-box solution for clients.