Comment on An Alternative to Required API KeysComments−chiph13yRequired keys make it much harder for developers to learn new things.Really? You fill out a form, click submit, get your key via email soon after. Or at worst, the following Monday. IMO, that's not a lot of friction.−pavel_lishin13yOr at worst, the following Monday.For someone just starting out, having to wait the entire weekend that you planned to use for studying is pretty much a dead end.−btgeekboy13yTell that to the Google Cast team. Saturday morning: "Hmm, how does this stuff work? Oh, I've got to get a key..." Monday night, 11PM: "Here's your key!"−chiph13yI would say that their attention span is too short, then. And that they're more of a dilettante than a student.
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Required keys make it much harder for developers to learn new things.
Really? You fill out a form, click submit, get your key via email soon after. Or at worst, the following Monday. IMO, that's not a lot of friction.
For someone just starting out, having to wait the entire weekend that you planned to use for studying is pretty much a dead end.
Tell that to the Google Cast team. Saturday morning: "Hmm, how does this stuff work? Oh, I've got to get a key..." Monday night, 11PM: "Here's your key!"
I would say that their attention span is too short, then. And that they're more of a dilettante than a student.