Data, APIs and Language Processing Libraries - Programming with Text - Session 3

Learn to work with data, APIs, and language processing libraries in JavaScript through this comprehensive programming session. Explore the RiTa.js library for natural language processing tasks and discover the nlp-compromise library for text analysis. Master JSON data handling, including parsing and working with JSON structures in both basic and advanced scenarios. Develop skills in loading data from URLs using asynchronous callbacks and learn to integrate various APIs into your JavaScript projects. Practice making API queries with user input and implement automated data retrieval using setInterval(). Work hands-on with real-world APIs including Wordnik for dictionary data, New York Times for news content, and Wikipedia for encyclopedic information. Complete practical coding challenges including building a Mad Libs generator and creating Wikipedia API integrations to reinforce your understanding of text processing and data manipulation techniques.