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		zimbatm on Aug 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How should we build the APIs of tomorrow? Users want convenience. Hosted is usually more convenient to use (at least in the short term) as all the maintenance is taken care of transparently.

hinkley on Sept 1, 2020 [–]

We could improve the convenience of self hosting. And we should. The pendulum always swings, we should start thinking about what we want it to look like, or somebody else will.

zimbatm on Sept 3, 2020 | [–]

Hopefully. There is a big gap in funding for self hosting.

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