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Ease of use. It should be easy to use. Someone else commented that simple is what makes an API good. To the extent that a simple API is easy to use, I agree.

I think an API is no different from any other software product. People like software that is easy to use. I think an API should be easy to use too. To me, that's what makes an API good.



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