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For teaching in a class, I like https://github.com/BestBuy/api-playground. Let's you consume it and see how it is written while still having relatable content.

If I was still teaching I could see myself using it in a class, as a demo. One of the hardest things to come up with is good data, and enough of it, to keep students entertained with their assignments.

You think its okay to use WOLVERINE himself in any old demo?

He's the best there is, at what he does, which is illustrating REST APIs.

yeah, until you build it into a product that is used by developers and then when the Marvel API is down you can't work.

Looking at you, Elastic. Whatever shithead developer decided that was a good idea should be fired immediately. ESVM is the worst product you've ever made.

In the case of using an API to demonstrate how to use an API, the fact it might be unavailable is a feature. Waaaaaay too many developers write code that assumes a service will always be up.