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		munchler on July 31, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: After 10 years, Yelp gave my app 4 days "Opaque codeball" is a very large category. Are you saying you won't use any 3rd-party libraries at all?

layer8 on July 31, 2024 | [–]

Open-source libraries aren’t opaque. Third-party web APIs are. The latter should only be used if they are non-critical, easily replaceable, or contractually bound to sufficient assurances.

ChrisMarshallNY on July 31, 2024 | [–]

Almost none, but “at all” is also a very large category.

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