Hi @PaulRB,
This is a great question with a lot of correct answers. It sounds like you’re asking about server-side examples that use the cloud api and display something on a website you’re running. It really depends on what environments you’re comfortable with and what languages / tools you want to use, and if you want your code to run in the browser, or on the server.
Here are a few examples for sending HTTP requests from various languages and platforms:
(David, why didn’t you include “X” my favorite language? Please feel free to add it here if it’s missing!)
Pick a server side language here:
If your server is running Windows:
PHP, .Net, Java
If your server is running Linux:
PHP, Python, Node.js, Ruby
If your code is running in the browser:
jQuery / javascript
Ruby: http://www.rubyinside.com/nethttp-cheat-sheet-2940.html
PHP: http://www.php.net/manual/en/httprequest.send.php
Java: http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-send-http-request-getpost-in-java/
Python: http://docs.python.org/2/library/httplib.html
Node.js: http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_request_options_callback
.Net: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4015324/http-request-with-post
jQuery: http://api.jquery.com/jquery.post/
We’ll try to put together some standalone web examples as well to help people just getting started in web development. Sometimes just knowing which language / key words to search for makes a huge difference, so I hope this helps. I think this would be a great thread for everyone getting started in web development!