News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on So you want to offer a public API …. Parent comment

Re:So you want to offer a public API … by lucaspiller on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @08:23AM (#4290528)
Each to their own I guess. However personally I would rather not spend time tracking down a "bug" due to a client not consuming my API as documented. If I can make it easier for them to use, by not doing things the "correct" way, then I would rather do that.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:So you want to offer a public API … by j_s on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @02:09PM (#4292185)
This is often what the pragmatic/practical approach prioritizes (easier for users), as opposed to the idealistic/academic.
[ Parent | on HN ]