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what: In this code, several arguments are passed to jQuery’s ajax method. The response is assigned to the data argument of the callback function, which in this case is success.
why: Use the ajax method from jQuery because it allows for asynchronous responses that won’t block the loading of your page.

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This part gleaned tips around articulating conceptual topics for an API product out of Tom’s API documentation tutorial.

Focus on the why, not the what

Explain why you’re doing, what you’re doing, not the detailed play-by-play of what’s going on, especially when the what refers more to standard programming mechanics that aren’t unique to your API.

what: In this code, several arguments are passed to jQuery’s ajax method. The response is assigned to the data argument of the callback function, which in this case is success.

why: Use the ajax method from jQuery because it allows for asynchronous responses that won’t block the loading of your page.