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Create Your Own (Ruby) API Browser in 3 Easy Steps

  • Step 1: Download Fluid, an awesome little application to create site specific browsers.
  • Step 2: Find some online API documentation. For Ruby I recommend railsapi.com or RubyBrains.
  • Step 3: Create your app in Fluid:

    • Fluid

Here’s an example screenshot of a site specific browser for RubyBrain.com:

Fluid RubyBrain

Of course this still requires you to have a working internet connection, but you could always use a local version of the API docs when creating the app. On a related note you should also check out Goo which is a nice alternative to gem server on OS X.

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