> they're a permanent reminder of how many times you got the API wrong.
I mean, that's clever for a tweet, but I hope nobody takes that seriously.
It's pretty counterproductive to view design through the lens of getting something wrong or right. There's just iteration in the direction of improvement. It didn't start out wrong -- it was your best first attempt with what you knew at the time. Then you learned more and so it improved. But it'll never be "right", just incrementally "more useful".
I mean, that's clever for a tweet, but I hope nobody takes that seriously.
It's pretty counterproductive to view design through the lens of getting something wrong or right. There's just iteration in the direction of improvement. It didn't start out wrong -- it was your best first attempt with what you knew at the time. Then you learned more and so it improved. But it'll never be "right", just incrementally "more useful".
API's aren't mathematical proofs.
Just in case anyone needs to hear it ;)