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Re:Ask HN: As a Developer, what API would you like to use, b... by redmaple on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @12:43AM (#14700020)
if you have to ask - you won't get far.

They told you what they want - now go build something in your vision. Once you have users they will tell you what they want.

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Re:Ask HN: As a Developer, what API would you like to use, b... by rubythis on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:36AM (#14702258)
What are you talking about? I am just finding out what people want.

It's not my vision.

And, besides that, I already launched the service. That's pretty far for 1 day.

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Re:Ask HN: As a Developer, what API would you like to use, b... by jazoom on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @04:27AM (#14700743)
Seems far more sensible to me to gather more information from the original idea giver before going off to build something.
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Re:Ask HN: As a Developer, what API would you like to use, b... by rubythis on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:37AM (#14702269)
Thanks. I thought that is the job of a developer or even a "hacker", as the case may be.
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