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🎉 Breaking News: "Other" enum values are the new black holes of API design! 🚀 Witness as developers boldly add an "Other" option, only to find themselves tangled in a web of ambiguity! 👾 Experience the thrill of watching Microsoft Dev Blogs declare the obvious with a flair for repetition! 🔄
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250217-00/?p=110873 #BreakingNews #APIdesign #OtherEnum #DeveloperChallenges #MicrosoftDevBlogs #HackerNews #ngated
API design note: Beware of adding an "Other" enum value - The Old New Thing

What are you going to do when you add a new kind?

The Old New Thing
David SchmidtSep 21, 2024

Google's recent changes to its Photos API have forced me to rethink my photo management.
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-photos-picker-api-launch-and-library-api-updates/

#GooglePhotosAPI #PhotoProcessing #DIYSolution #DeveloperChallenges #ThirdPartyDependencies #DataOwnership #CloudSynchronization #TechAdaptability

Updates to the Google Photos APIs: Picker API launch and Library API changes- Google Developers Blog

The new Picker API enables secure photo selection, while the Library API will focus on managing photos and videos uploaded by your application.