POS 409 Wk 2 Discussion – Collections in REST API Calls and C# .NET Collections

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POS 409 Wk 2 Discussion - Collections in REST API Calls and C# .NET Collections
POS 409 Wk 2 Discussion – Collections in REST API Calls and C# .NET Collections
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POS 409 Wk 2 Discussion – Collections in REST API Calls and C# .NET Collections

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.  The initial post is due by Thursday. Responses must be a minimum of 175 words.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Many applications get their data from the internet. This is done in various ways, but one of the most common ways is to use REST (Representational State Transfer) and make calls to get data over HTTP (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol). REST API’s center around resources grouped as a collection.

There are many open APIs (Application Program Interfaces) that are free and can be used to get data from different sources. Click the link to view an example of the code to make a currency conversion that you can access in your browser.

As you can see data is often returned as a collection of objects.

Discuss how REST is commonly used in calling an API to get data and discuss the different data formats that are used in this type of data transfer.

Knowing when to apply collections on a given business problem is an important skill for developers to know.

Using the information from Lesson 7, “Managing Collections of Data,” of the Lynda.com® course C# Essential Trainingselect one .NET collection, and explain possible benefits of implementing the selected C# collection.

Replacement video if above is not available: This is a good video: Learning C# with Alex Zanfir. Section 1 touches on Collections at the very end. I recommend watching all of Section 1 to understand the code example used in the Collections part of the video.

https://www.lynda.com/C-tutorials/Welcome/651201/720459-4.html

From the perspective of the IT manager, discuss business problems that could be solved using the selected C# collection.

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.