Comments on: Code: Number of Times a Term occurs in Google http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/ Yuvi, a 17 year old wannabe geek from India. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: yuvipanda http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57474 yuvipanda Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:22:29 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57474 Wow, thanks for pointin THAT out Ahmed :) Sounds cool, will check that out :) Wow, thanks for pointin THAT out Ahmed :) Sounds cool, will check that out :)

]]> By: Ahmad http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57473 Ahmad Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:19:41 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57473 Hey Yuvi, I guess you are aware of the Live Search 2.0 Wave and yea they do provide a sexy Search API. Stay away from Evil :-) http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266180.aspx Hey Yuvi,

I guess you are aware of the Live Search 2.0 Wave and yea they do provide a sexy Search API. Stay away from Evil :-)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266180.aspx

]]> By: yuvipanda http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57316 yuvipanda Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:10:20 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57316 Yes, but have you looked at the Google Search Javascript "API"? It's a mass of obfuscated javascript, more like a traditional obfuscated compiled dll. You have pretty much zero chance of using it from anything else, unless you do something like embed IE (or Gecko) into your code (via C) and access it via that. This involves multiple levels of cross-language calls, which are as easy as biting off pizza with your mouth closed. Bottom line: The Google Search "API" is tied to just Javascript, and so is just a library, not an API. Agreed? Yes, but have you looked at the Google Search Javascript “API”? It’s a mass of obfuscated javascript, more like a traditional obfuscated compiled dll. You have pretty much zero chance of using it from anything else, unless you do something like embed IE (or Gecko) into your code (via C) and access it via that. This involves multiple levels of cross-language calls, which are as easy as biting off pizza with your mouth closed.

Bottom line: The Google Search “API” is tied to just Javascript, and so is just a library, not an API. Agreed?

]]> By: Prolific Programmer http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57315 Prolific Programmer Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:03:52 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57315 You need protocol support in LOLCODE for whatever web API uses, i.e. HTTP requests, which are far easier to do in some languages than others. See my blog for some ruby code to manipulate twitter into doing what I want, for example of a language that makes web manipulation easy. To a certain extent, you're spot on that you are tied to the langauge which the library supports. However, every language I know of has a C API, at some level. Therefore one can design wrappers around a given C library in python, perl, ruby, Java, etc. Granted, I don't know every language in existence and I don't know .Net at all You need protocol support in LOLCODE for whatever web API uses, i.e. HTTP requests, which are far easier to do in some languages than others. See my blog for some ruby code to manipulate twitter into doing what I want, for example of a language that makes web manipulation easy.

To a certain extent, you’re spot on that you are tied to the langauge which the library supports. However, every language I know of has a C API, at some level. Therefore one can design wrappers around a given C library in python, perl, ruby, Java, etc.

Granted, I don’t know every language in existence and I don’t know .Net at all

]]> By: yuvipanda http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57305 yuvipanda Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:42:29 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57305 nah, with an API (a real, Web API), my chosen language doesn't matter at all. I could just as well use LOLCODE for it. But with a Library, you're tied to the language which the library supports. Different, no? nah, with an API (a real, Web API), my chosen language doesn’t matter at all. I could just as well use LOLCODE for it. But with a Library, you’re tied to the language which the library supports. Different, no?

]]> By: Prolific Programmer http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57304 Prolific Programmer Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:37:47 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57304 @YuviPanda any API is no more than a library. @YuviPanda
any API is no more than a library.

]]> By: yuvipanda http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57302 yuvipanda Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:30:35 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57302 The Javascript API isn't an API: It's just a library. I can't use it from VB9 or C#, for example. For all intents and purposes, there's no Google Search API right now folks. The Javascript API isn’t an API: It’s just a library. I can’t use it from VB9 or C#, for example. For all intents and purposes, there’s no Google Search API right now folks.

]]> By: Bhasker V K http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57293 Bhasker V K Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:07:36 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57293 ^ or the javascript ones 8 ) especially with the versatility that you get with firebug's console. Keep Clicking, Bhasker V Kode ^ or the javascript ones 8 ) especially with the versatility that you get with firebug’s console.

Keep Clicking,
Bhasker V Kode

]]> By: yuvipanda http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57267 yuvipanda Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:31:36 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57267 @Profilic Programmer: Yep, it's still available. But, no new API keys will be issued, which basically means it's dead... Now, I'd love to see the Perl one-liner that does this :) @Profilic Programmer: Yep, it’s still available. But, no new API keys will be issued, which basically means it’s dead…

Now, I’d love to see the Perl one-liner that does this :)

]]> By: Prolific Programmer http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57266 Prolific Programmer Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:29:32 +0000 http://blog.yuvisense.net/2007/10/28/code-number-of-times-a-term-occurs-in-google/#comment-57266 The Google SOAP API is still available. The guy who wrote it left Google and therefore it won't be maintained anymore. The Google SOAP API is still available. The guy who wrote it left Google and therefore it won’t be maintained anymore.

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