Logic would dictate that due to this limitation developers would keep their AppIDs secret (read as: unavailable from the public eye) especially if their AppIDs were not of the free variety. Using the free development account with an assigned AppID the user can access up to 2,000 non-commercial API calls per month – if more are needed, pricing plans are available. WolframAlpha requires users sign up for a development account to get an AppID by signing up for a Wolfram ID so they may access their WolframAlpha API. To use the API one must have a valid AppID… (read that again)… a VALID AppID. For specific needs, there is also an API that users may use to execute queries and return results that then can further be processed programmatically. By default, the interface to do all these wonderful calculations is available via the web using a popular browser. Interestingly, most users aren’t aware of how to use this engine to its full potential. Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine (WolframAlpha for short) is a fantastic (if not, simply THE BEST) tool for calculating arbitrary information using various forms of syntax. Now combine the search power of Google with the computational power of WolframAlpha and the results are limitless! It’s raining data from these saturated clouds, and you just need to hold out your hands for a taste. The all-seeing eye of Google has no mercy, and once the secret has been seen, indexed, and copied to clone sites, it is no longer a secret. Sharing source code with peers is one thing sharing secrets over a public medium is another.
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