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Selecting Specific Data with the JSON Selector Generator

The JSON Selector Generator at work!

Last post of the year, I promise! Something I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post: I found a great tool for finding the correct JSON selector!

The JSON Selector Generator allows you to put in a JSON string, and it parses it such that you can then select which block or item you wish to reference in your code. When your JSON string is small and well-formatted, it’s easy to see what selector to use without a tool like this. However, if an API returns a JSON string that fills your screen, eyeballing it is not likely to get you anywhere quickly.

Processing the long JSON string returned by the call to my Duolingo profile takes only a few seconds with this great tool.

The JSON Selector Generator at work!
The JSON Selector Generator at work!
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Code School will be Having a Black Friday Special!

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I have found Code School to be a great resource both for those just learning to code as well as those who are experienced coders, but want to learn a new programming language. It has multiple paths: Ruby (including Ruby on Rails), JavaScript (includes jQuery and CoffeeScript), HTML/CSS, iOS, Git, and an Electives path for miscellaneous technologies such as R and Chrome DevTools.

The normal price for a subscription at Code School is $29 per month, or $290 per year. However, it appears that they intend to run a Black Friday special for yearly subscriptions. The price will be revealed this Friday. If you don’t already have a subscription, or your subscription is about to run out, this could be a good time to sign up!

Unfortunately, Code School is still lacking Python, though you can learn it at Codecademy (which is free).