I does not matter if your API design is good, all we need is compatibility. Microsoft Word .doc format claimed to be awful [1] and yet there are a lot of clien

I does not matter if your API design is good, all we need is compatibility. Microsoft Word .doc format claimed to be awful [1] and yet there are a lot of clients. [1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2008/02/19/why-are-the-microsoft-office-file-formats-so-complicated-and-some-workarounds/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2008/02/19/why-are-the-micros...