I don't know why you're getting downvoted since the parent is basically stating random opinions about "power" and "sophistication" without anything to actually

I don't know why you're getting downvoted since the parent is basically stating random opinions about "power" and "sophistication" without anything to actually back it up. 11 param functions don't say "power" to me. They say "poorly thought out API design". Much can be said for most Windows APIs in general.