Like the article's first comment, I too abandoned a project I was very passionate about simply because an API was lacking. I attempted something similar with a

Like the article's first comment, I too abandoned a project I was very passionate about simply because an API was lacking. I attempted something similar with a HTTP interface remote application for VLC. I had it working to a "good enough" degree, but the lack of access to things as basic as album art via the API were incredibly frustrating. Was ditching the project lazy on my part? Most definitely. Did I have the skill set to get work around the shortcomings? Probably not, and that's what it boiled down to. My baby was ugly, and I wasn't capable of fixing it.