Re:Ask HN: What's a reasonable deprecation period for an API?
by jaredcnance on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:54PM
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It depends on the amount of work that your customers need to do to migrate, the size of your user base, and your ability to communicate (and incentivize) the changes with them. The best option is to provide enough value that it is worth it to your users to pay the cost of migration. That’s not necessarily an easy thing to do.
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Re:Ask HN: What's a reasonable deprecation period for an API?
by gabrielsroka on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:22AM
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> pay the cost of migration
In terms of their time?
Re:Ask HN: What's a reasonable deprecation period for an API?
by jaredcnance on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:20AM
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Depends on the nature of the change. Some migrations require additional infrastructure to migrate safely. But I imagine most changes you’re talking about are the cost in terms of time spent.