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API is not a random artifact but a dedicated feature designed to separate one program from another. It also implies much more stability for the external connections to the code.

It's like saying that display is a "random artifact" of a computer not making any difference in its design or usage.



The API isn't the random artifact. The third party package that also implements it is.




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