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Avoiding API Library Antipatterns
Paul Mison discusses the challenges of using the Flickr API with Ruby, highlighting the issues with existing libraries and the risks of abandonment due to boilerplate code. He suggests focusing on dynamic methods to handle API calls efficiently and advocates for using JSON response formats instead of XML for easier data handling. The presentation emphasizes the importance of creating simple access wrappers and avoiding complex abstractions when working with APIs.
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