Is a site like pcpartpicker.com was technically hard to develop?

@altarDec 22.2014

Hi all,

I was wondering if a site like pcpartpicker.com was technically hard to develop?
I mean the part of having all the products linked to retailers’ databases so that the site can always show the lowest available prices.
Is that very difficult to do for a good php developer?

Thanks for your advice
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@NogDogDec 22.2014 — #Depends on what sorts of API's the source sites provide to collect that information (if any).

@altarauthorDec 23.2014 — #Oh I see, thanks

I thought it was just a case of having access to a regularly updated document like a csv file with the SKUs, updated prices and links etc

Not easy then...

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@NogDogDec 23.2014 — #Oh I see, thanks

I thought it was just a case of having access to a regularly updated document like a csv file with the SKUs, updated prices and links etc

Not easy then...[/QUOTE]

It all depends on how/where you will get the data (i.e. what you negotiate with each vendor), and what your personal definition of "easy" is. ?

@altarauthorDec 24.2014 — #Well I image that any vendor that has a affiliate program will have thought about third party access to that data

@altarauthorDec 24.2014 — #imagine sorry

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