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Dev tools · December 20, 2011

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Splunk Developer Platform (what I've been working on)

Hey HN, I wanted to share with you what I've been working on for the past few months – the Splunk Developer Platform[1]. We released our Python SDK[2] back in August, but just last week we released our Java[3] and JavaScript[4] ones, and the JS SDK was the one I've been working on. It was a great learning experience for me – first real foray into JavaScript and Node (the SDK works in both the browser and Node), and was a lot of fun to try different things out releasing it. I ended up building on a couple of open source libraries (and contributing back). We are building out Splunk's developer…

Splunk Developer Platform (what I've been working on) launched on December 20, 2011 with 12 votes, #48 of 254 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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The Splunk Developer Platform provides software development kits in Python, Java, and JavaScript for integrating with Splunk's data analysis capabilities. The platform is designed for developers who want to build applications that work with Splunk, including support for both browser and Node.js environments. The JavaScript SDK works across multiple platforms and was built using open source libraries.

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Hey HN, I wanted to share with you what I've been working on for the past few months – the Splunk Developer Platform[1]. We released our Python SDK[2] back in August, but just last week we released our Java[3] and JavaScript[4] ones, and the JS SDK was the one I've been working on. It was a great learning experience…

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