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A farmer is not the one designing the farm equipment (though I respect how much they know and may be able to do maintenance on it). That's where this analogy br
by sverhagen 6y ago
A farmer is not the one designing the farm equipment (though I respect how much they know and may be able to do maintenance on it). That's where this analogy breaks down. The original suggestion that APIs are less UX than UIs is based on the idea that developers make APIs and thus will easily understand other APIs, so that less investment in the experience is needed. Which is... nonsense? First of all, not all developers are API developers. Those in other disciplines will welcome the assistance provided by good design and documentation. Secondly, as much as I don't appreciate diving into someone else's spaghetti code, do I also not appreciate integrating with someone else's clunky API, even though I build APIs for a living.
- KineticLensman 6y ago>>>> this is like saying that tomato farmers also eat tomatoes >>> it's akin to the farming equipment that a tomato farmer might use >> A farmer is not the one designing the farm equipment Great example of the problem of using analogies. > someone else's spaghetti code I'll not open this, erm, can of worms