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Sure. But are you going to choose API provider "A" with a history of keeping stable APIs working 10+ years, or API provider "B" which can and does change stuff
by compumike 9y ago
Sure. But are you going to choose API provider "A" with a history of keeping stable APIs working 10+ years, or API provider "B" which can and does change stuff every year? What's your expected maintenance cost over the lifetime of the service?
- macspoofing 9y agoFair point. On the other hand, Google is notorious for EOLing services that don't have a billion users, even compared to other cloud/web companies. That should be priced in.
- cryptarch 9y agoI guess it could still make sense for tech-heavy, "we rewrite 50% of our code every month"-companies, like... Google? Maybe they're mostly running their cloud to iron out the kinks im the API's they use themselves?