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Never rely on anyones API, building something with API is mashup/side-project not a startup/company.
by krisrak 15y ago
Never rely on anyones API, building something with API is mashup/side-project not a startup/company.
- mindcrime 15y agoNever rely on anyones API, building something with API is mashup/side-project not a startup/company. I think a better statement is "Never rely on anyone's API unless you have a contractual agreement and SLA in place, and a backup plan for if/when the API goes away; building something on an API otherwise is a mashup/side-project not a startup/company."
- code_duck 15y agoPretty sure that's not what TweetDeck is thinking this week.
- kenjackson 15y agoBut it's probably what all the other Twitter clients are thinking. :-)
- code_duck 15y agoDoubtlessly. I hate being in the thrall of a company in such a way too. It's dangerous to be dependent upon someone else's their API. But is the chance of great success lower than for with other businesses? Probably better to start a Twitter client than a to-do list site or something.
- gte910h 15y agoAll business is risk. This is yet one more risk. Hundreds if not thousands of successful businesses work on top of other businesses.
- drcube 15y agoAlso, you shouldn't ever write a program with dependencies. :P