281 Project 5 Learning Objectives

Build a RESTful Web Service that stores telephone numbers in a MongoDB (a CRUD app)
Build a RESTful Web Service that stores to-do list items in a MongoDB (a CRUD app)
Learn how to use Github to create a CIT 281 Code Portfolio that will be available after the term ends

281 Project 4 Learning Objectives

Build a To-Do app that uses the Web Storage API
The Web Storage API lets browsers store key/value pairs locally, to create a persistent data store
ES6 Class Types: The Basics
ES6 Class Types: Inheritance

A web API or Application Programming Interface is an API accessed using the HTTP protocol. Web APIs often deliver data formatted as JSON.
A web API can be accessed programmatically using JavaScript. The API documentation must first be consulted in order to understand how the API works and what it returns.
Use jQuery to post AJAX requests asynchronously
Use the Postman app to test API requests/responses
Use NodeJS and Express for a testing server
Use jQuery, JavaScript, and public APIs to fetch JSON data, then use it to refresh part of a web page

A web API or Application Programming Interface is an API accessed using the HTTP protocol.
Web APIs often deliver data formatted as JSON.
A web API can be accessed programmatically using JavaScript.
The API documentation must first be consulted in order to understand how the API works and what it returns.
Some web APIs are public, and others require an access key. Flickr offers several public APIs.
In this project, you will use Flickr's public API.