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_lex on Aug 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter Gives Developers 6 Months To “Properly” Di...

People aren't building apps for fun. They're trying to build a business. No one in their right mind is going to invest in a business that's built in an area that can be bulldozed at any moment, and that's what twitter's platform is.

For developers, twitter is now officially a burning platform.

ceol on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

That's true of any API, though. You don't build your entire business around another company's API without a contract.

And yes, people are building apps for fun. Programming isn't just a job.

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