# New API documentation web site

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 25, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031 "2007-05-25T02:55:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexg)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031/1 "2007-05-25T02:55:45Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to get a word out about the new API documentation site  
called Noobkit Docs.

For the moment it’s just a search and the API tree in a pretty package  
but I’m working on community features to be released next week.

Check out and let me know what you think 🙂

[http://www.noobkit.com/](http://www.noobkit.com/)

– Alex

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**Author:** ![alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexg)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031/2 "2007-05-25T03:33:48Z")

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a dynamic search box like at [http://www.gotapi.com/](http://www.gotapi.com/) would be nice

I like the idea of tying in comments, tutorials or more detailed  
examples  
with the api, is that what you are thinking?

good start, keep up the good work

advertise it on the blogsaic at [http://www.blogsaic.com/](http://www.blogsaic.com/)

cheers

dion

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**Author:** ![alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexg)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031/3 "2007-05-25T07:55:09Z")

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I like the fact you are changing it a bit.

But this has been done OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER  
again. I think you’ll have to come out with something really unique  
to get this off the ground. It may have been better if you had kept  
this quiet till you had done such.

I also don’t like the idea of including methods without  
documentation. It’s frustrating to click and se “There is no  
documentation”. Such as when I tried out the example.

Cheers  
Zach I.  
→ Blog – [http://www.zachinglis.com](http://www.zachinglis.com)  
→ Company – [http://www.lt3media.com](http://www.lt3media.com)  
→ Portfolio – [http://portfolio.zachinglis.com](http://portfolio.zachinglis.com)

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**Author:** ![alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexg)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031/4 "2007-05-26T02:01:03Z")

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I really like it. As far as comments, I’d like to be able to make  
public and private comments, and a home page that shows me at least my  
comments. And something searchable on my own comments. I don’t know  
if that’s where you’re taking this app, but I’ve got a local rails app  
that I run to keep my notes for things like that, and it really saves  
me time.

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**Author:** ![alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@alexg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexg)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-api-documentation-web-site/105031/5 "2007-05-26T00:03:54Z")

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Hey, anything that helps is great news to me. The lack of adequate  
teaching tools for rails is a frequent complaint. Thanks for your  
efforts.