Comment on Ask HN: Why don't people just stick to something universal for APIs?Comments−throwaway4209yI think we've all been there before...wouldn't it be nice if there was one standard way of doing something?Yes and no.Sure, it might make things easier most of the time.But a one-size-fits-all approach might also lead to limited innovation and experimentation.−VertexRedOP9yThat's usually the case, but I can't really come up with anything as I can't find any downsides to it.
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I think we've all been there before...wouldn't it be nice if there was one standard way of doing something?
Yes and no.
Sure, it might make things easier most of the time.
But a one-size-fits-all approach might also lead to limited innovation and experimentation.
That's usually the case, but I can't really come up with anything as I can't find any downsides to it.