Yeah, I think people underestimate the value of an “escape hatch” when dealing with structured data: a Java-style API can be great at controlling downstream dev

Yeah, I think people underestimate the value of an “escape hatch” when dealing with structured data: a Java-style API can be great at controlling downstream developers and easing library maintenance. But, as a “end-developer” such APIs can be absolutely miserable to discover when you’re trying to quickly pull out a bit of data.