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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 8 MIN

How API Deprecation Kills Developer Trust

from The Developer Tools Podcast with Fexingo: APIs, Infrastructure, and Software for Engineers · host Fexingo

Lucas and Luna unpack a specific failure: Twilio's 2023 deprecation of `twilio-ruby` v5 without a stable migration path. They walk through the timeline — the one-line changelog entry, the six-month window that actually required eight months of refactoring, and the exodus of mid-market Ruby shops to Plivo. They compare Twilio's approach to Stripe's API lifecycle docs and GitHub's sunset header, then drill into a concrete rule: every breaking change needs a `Sunset` HTTP header and an automated migration script, or teams will fork your SDK and never upgrade. One concrete takeaway: developer trust is a balance sheet item, and deprecation is where most API companies accidentally write it down. #Twilio #APIDeprecation #DeveloperTrust #SDK #Migration #Stripe #Plivo #GitHub #Changelog #BackwardsCompatibility #SunsetHeader #API #Ruby #DevTools #Infrastructure #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Lucas and Luna unpack a specific failure: Twilio's 2023 deprecation of `twilio-ruby` v5 without a stable migration path. They walk through the timeline — the one-line changelog entry, the six-month window that actually required eight months of refactoring, and the exodus of mid-market Ruby shops to Plivo. They compare Twilio's approach to Stripe's API lifecycle docs and GitHub's sunset header, then drill into a concrete rule: every breaking change needs a `Sunset` HTTP header and an automated migration script, or teams will fork your SDK and never upgrade. One concrete takeaway: developer trust is a balance sheet item, and deprecation is where most API companies accidentally write it down. #Twilio #APIDeprecation #DeveloperTrust #SDK #Migration #Stripe #Plivo #GitHub #Changelog #BackwardsCompatibility #SunsetHeader #API #Ruby #DevTools #Infrastructure #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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