I want to learn how to build integrations, such as how to connect two systems made by different companies that have different structures.

For example: To cut down on redundant data entry, I want to build an integration where the data is pushed from one software to another software. The integration would put the data from the source software into the correct fields in the destination software.

How do I go about learning how to build integrations? What classes to even start with?

I appreciate any guidance you can provide.

Edit: Thanks a bunch for the suggestions. I’m checking out those tools suggested in the comments and looking up classes to learn the skills needed.

  • sleepingoddishOPEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Thanks a bunch for the suggestions. I think learning the basic toolbox is where I should start, then work my way up to the software-specific interfaces.

    Have you ran into software made by companies that didn’t have APIs available or didn’t want their software integrating with other systems? How would you work around that?

    • rbn@feddit.ch
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      10 months ago

      For web applications you can often reverse engineer the internal / non-documented APIs using the development tools of your browser or network traffic analysis such as Wireshark. As a last resort for software without APIs you can always use robotics tools and automatically use the GUI as a user would do. You could for example check out the Selenium framework for Java.