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Chris Shiflett is an author and speaker who leads the web application security practice at OmniTI.

Web APIs with PHP

Congrats to Paul Reinheimer whose book on Web APIs with PHP is now available. I haven't read it yet, but I know Paul has been working on it for well over a year, and it has already received a positive review from Nathan Smith:

If you are looking for a good book describing how to make use of the various web services out there, look no further. Professional Web APIs with PHP is a compliation of several helpful tutorials covering the more popular web application programming interfaces (API) available.

My copy is in the mail.

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Web APIs with PHP was posted on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 at 14:44:31 GMT.

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1. Nate Klaiber's GravatarNate Klaiber said:

Whoa, new look and layout! I love it. Anyway, I have added this book to my wish list and will probably be purchasing it soon. It looks like a great resource.

Even though I dont use all of the different APIs, I would love to have this for reference.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 at 15:39:02 GMT Link

2. John Herren's GravatarJohn Herren said:

You haven't read it? You're listed as a co-author on Amazon!

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 at 17:23:50 GMT Link

3. Chris Shiflett's GravatarChris Shiflett said:

That's Amazon's (or Wrox's) funny way of crediting a "technical architect," which is what I was assigned to do initially.

Although I did the technical review on a few chapters, the book's timeline and my own schedule didn't work out very well, so my involvement was minimal.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 at 17:34:21 GMT Link

4. preinheimer's Gravatarpreinheimer said:

That's it, Distance yourself from the project without even reading it :p

I think our original editor's departure only confused the recognition issue.

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 at 01:47:15 GMT Link

5. Chris Shiflett's GravatarChris Shiflett said:

Just giving credit where credit is due. :-)

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 at 01:48:11 GMT Link

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