08 - Code Along APIs and Fetch #51
Description
Link to the coursework
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUE2Nic21BA
Why are we doing this?
Now that you've learned about APIs and how to connect with them, let's apply it in the context of a complete application.
In the following assignment, you'll be coding along with somebody as they make an API call to an external, public API.
Don't just watch this video. You must code along for active learning. This will help you to understand what exactly the presenter is doing.
A couple of notes:
The video uses a UI framework called Bootstrap - you don't need to use Bootstrap. Do not spend time learning about Bootstrap - it's a distraction. It's up to you how much time you want to spend on the visual styling of your website. It's ok if it's completely unstyled, or if you want to make it pretty.
The video uses two different ways of calling an API - XmlHttpRequests and fetch. You can ignore the XmlHttpRequest way, and just use fetch.