EP152: 30 Free APIs for Developers

This newsletter highlights 30+ free APIs for developers across multiple categories, provides a Generative AI learning roadmap, explains HTTP protocol evolution, and details URL structure components. It also includes sponsored content about cloud security trends and a hands-on debugging workshop using Sentry tools.

Core Technical Concepts

• API Categories: Public Data, Weather, News, AI/NLP, Sports, Miscellaneous
• Generative AI: Foundational models (GPT, Llama, Gemini), development stack, training/fine-tuning
• HTTP Evolution: HTTP/1.x → HTTP/2 → HTTP/3 (QUIC/UDP)
• URL Anatomy: Protocol, domain, path, parameters, fragments
• Cloud Security: Credential management, Kubernetes risks, S3 Public Access Block

Main Points

• Free APIs:
  • Open data sources: OpenStreetMap, NASA, World Bank
  • Weather: OpenWeather, StormGlass
  • AI/NLP: OpenAI, HuggingFace, Claude
  • Sports: ESPN API, NBA API
  • Tools: QR Generation, Unsplash, TimeZone
• Generative AI Roadmap:
  • Prerequisites: Probability, Linear Algebra
  • Model architecture: GPT, Llama, Claude
  • Tools: Python, VectorDB, Prompt