I'm swearing off APIs entirely
Read OriginalThe author discusses their frustration with building side projects that depend on external APIs, citing denied access requests, lack of public APIs, and restrictive terms. They explore the ethical and practical problems with web scraping and the risks of building on third-party platforms. This leads them to a new rule: swear off APIs entirely and focus on ideas where they control the data or use open protocols, shifting their side project priorities.
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