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Official IRC channel for stackapps?

Okay, #stackapps is open for business on Freenode. Feel free to drop by.
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Do we have a C++ wrapper library for SO API?

I wrote a C++ wrapper. You can find details about it here: so++ - C++ Library
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What is stackapps?

StackApps is a member of the StackExchange network of sites. It is designed for questions about using the Stack Exchange API and reporting any bugs you find in it. A good place to start is here whic …
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Can I download the executable for any developed or listed application that developed using S...

I'm not quite sure what's being asked here, but I'll try to answer some of it. StackList itself does have an API. See here. As for the apps themselves, almost all of them are open source. A fair amo …
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How your app[s] is going?

Are you still working/updating it? Yes, I'm still keeping my applications as up to date as I can with the time I have. Obviously this is not as often as I'd like, but I do the best I can. Even after …
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Where to Host applications installer

I strongly recommend box.net.
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Acceptable Use of Copyrighted Logos/Names?

Please someone resolve this! This has been hanging over my head long enough. As you all know, my apps make extensive use of the logos. And although I have been careful about how I used them, I would …
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How to calculate rank; local to site and globally?

Well, would it work to rank globally based on relative rankings for each site? I'm just thinking out loud. Here's how it works: For each site, the user's relative ranking is determined as a percent …
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What ideas do you have for the API?

Having created 3 applications and a wrapper for the API, I am beginning to run out of ideas for things to create. So here is where you come in... If you can come up with a good idea for an app (and I …
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How to monitor questions for answers?

I am really struggling with this one... Given a user ID, how can I monitor questions that that user has asked for new answers? I'm worried the solution will look something like this: Get all quest …
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Timeline for v2.0 of the API?

Since v1.0 is now finalized, I thought I'd inquire about v2.0. I'm guessing it will be a few weeks before you even start planning it. Can you give us a long term estimate of when the private beta fo …
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How to monitor answers/comments on all of my multiple Stack Exchange accounts?

Well it won't notify you, but StackCenter may be close to what you're looking for. (Dead app and dead site) It combines the recent information in all of your associated accounts and displays it all i …
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Can we merge the 'library' and 'wrapper' tags?

There seems to be some fragmentation amongst the tags assigned to wrappers/libraries. Some have library, some have wrapper, and some have both. If I'm not mistaken, they are the same thing. Can we me …
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How to format time since xxx e.g. "4 minutes ago" similar to Stack Exchange sites

Here is a similar function in PHP: function Pluralize($amount, $unit) { if($amount == 1) return "$amount $unit ago"; else return "$amount {$unit}s ago"; } function RelativeTi …
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Android app for Stack Overflow

Existing applications for Android? Simply browse the android tag here. As for writing an Android app yourself, I recommend the following Java library, which has been tested on the Android: StackWrap …
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