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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by Bombthecat on Monday June 06, 2016 @02:57PM (#11849314)
And Facebook showed clearly that you can change your API daily and no one cares.
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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by caseysoftware on Monday June 06, 2016 @03:45PM (#11849721)
Yes, when you become a de facto standard with 1.6B users, you get to set the rules.

For everyone else, we have to provide good experiences with stable products.

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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by guelo on Monday June 06, 2016 @03:24PM (#11849534)
Well, a lot of people care it's just that they don't have another option.
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Re:How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters (2007) [video] by gnaritas on Monday June 06, 2016 @04:30PM (#11850061)
Everyone cared and complained loudly, so no, they really didn't.
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