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0 pointspiquadrat9y ago0 comments

Maybe he meant adding arbitrary token count limits out of the blue that forced countless 3rd party apps to close shop once they became successful? Or the fact that new features like polls are absent in the public APIs, years after they have been introduced?

I'm sure you're very excited about these new APIs for #brand #engagement, but don't pretend that Twitter has been a great steward of its public API over the last few years.

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andypiper9y ago· 1 in thread

I'm not pretending - I've been responsible for the public-facing APIs (since 2014). We've launched mute, accessibility text for images, multi image and video upload, etc etc. We haven't added every single feature, but we've done what we have done in a very methodical and careful way that ensures platform stability. Polls are a complicated issue because they depend on cards, which are also not currently part of the API. By publishing a roadmap for the first time, we're providing visibility into what's coming. Thanks for the feedback!

piquadratOP9y ago

In retrospect, my words were probably a bit harsh, sorry about that Andy. It's never a nice feeling having one's hard work shittalked by strangers on the Internet.

A roadmap is definitely highly appreciated. Something I'd love to hear from Twitter is a definitive statement on 3rd party clients: are they a welcome and supported part of the Twitter platform, or is their existence a historical accident that have no role in the strategy going forward?

(I'm aware that such a statement is probably not in Twitter's interest to make, but one can have dreams, right?)

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