Micro APIs for Everyday Use
I'm probably missing something - some of these APIs I get, but some just seem useless.<p>Why do I need an API to convert images? Find emojis? Convert "John" to "Hello John"? (ok the helloworld service is just a demo.) I can do that on the client using Javascript.<p>Moreover, why this instead of something like AWS Lambda, where you code your own service? Instead of prebuilt APIs, why not make it more general?<p>Don't get me wrong, this seems like a great service and I can see some niche use cases. Also basic APIs for things like database operations and authentication which can actually get pretty complex, and like getting the weather which you can't do yourself. But I can't really see the benefit to some of these APIs, and a custom lambda-style service-creator seems better than a lot of niche APIs and "submit a form if you want your API here".