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I don't understand down votes. I often will see the price of an API (cough Google maps) and roll my own solution.

• sokoloff 8y ago
  An independent developer capable of making a replacement for the entire Google maps API on their own probably isn’t likely to remain poor for long.
  • jcadam 8y ago
    Creating an API isn't that hard. Crafting system architecture to handle a reasonable amount of load isn't that hard nowadays either. But where the heck am I supposed to get all the data?
    • sokoloff 8y ago
      > But where the heck am I supposed to get all the data? That’s exactly my point. Making a full replacement for an API (endpoint) is much more than writing some swagger.
    • chippy 8y ago
      openstreetmap in this example!