Sometimes an API can do something, but doesn't it make it easy. An alternative that makes it easy isn't just a little valuable, it's a lot a valuable. This als

Sometimes an API can do something, but doesn't it make it easy. An alternative that makes it easy isn't just a little valuable, it's a lot a valuable. This also applies to correctness. An API that can do something may be a bit of smashing a square peg through a round hole. An alternative that is round peg through a round hole is much better. I don't know enough to say what this situation looks like.