Polling an API
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:02 am
looking to create a little standalone polling app to check for new data via API's like Flickr.
Not sure where to start so looking for any opinions on:
• where to host, should I be looking at cloud based services like S3
• how to run a continuous service, cron? infinite loop?
• aim is for real time updates but without a service offering a PuSH notification system how can I get close to that.
any other thoughts on what I need to consider before I get started
Not sure where to start so looking for any opinions on:
• where to host, should I be looking at cloud based services like S3
• how to run a continuous service, cron? infinite loop?
• aim is for real time updates but without a service offering a PuSH notification system how can I get close to that.
any other thoughts on what I need to consider before I get started