Just uploaded an update to my Map Creator
So a couple weeks ago Google announced that they added a 'bike there' option to Google Maps. The next day they added the same thing to their API so web developers could use the directions in their apps. I was super thrilled when I heard the news and got to work as soon as I could on adding the directions to my app. It took me so long to make the switch because Google added the new directions to the V3 of the Google Maps API and my app was written in V2.
V3 is technically still in Google Labs which means it's in their version of a beta. I didn't really figure that out until I had started making the switch. In hindsight I think I should have been more cautious but I felt that I had to make the transition to keep the pace. As I noted on the site the improvements are worth having, even if some gnarly bugs crawl out of the system.
I also took the time to make a bunch of improvements on the interface of the app. I think I made the whole thing a lot more streamlined and easier to use. Time will tell with that I suppose.
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