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		nabla9 on July 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Shuts Down the Google Feed API Google is throwing new API's without commitment and trying to find if one of them becomes popular. This is good way to limit the risk. Developers wait to see if Google commits to API before fully adopting it. This is good way to limit the risk.

pc86 on July 1, 2016 [–]

Don't you end up with a catch 22 where developers won't write apps against an API because it may disappear, and Google gets rid of an API because nobody is writing apps against it?

hegivor on July 1, 2016 | [–]

I'm pretty sure that is the point nabla9 is making.

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