Demonstrates using Redis as an in-memory data store for sorting World of Warcraft auction house data retrieved from Battle.net API. Uses YAJL for fast JSON parsing, stores auction data in Redis sorted sets for quick lookup by item, and showcases Redis alongside MongoDB in NoSQL applications.

Updated code for pulling World of Warcraft character data from Battle.net's new REST API returning JSON. Includes solutions in Ruby using HTTParty, Groovy with JSON slurper, and CoffeeScript running on Node.js, replacing older XML-based approaches that broke when Battle.net upgraded their armory.

A Ruby example demonstrating how to interact with Lyris ListManager's SOAP API using HTTP POST instead of built-in SOAP libraries. Shows how to manually construct the SOAP envelope XML, set proper headers including authentication, and parse the response for adding members to mailing lists.