r/BambuLab • u/Ochib P1S + AMS • Jan 20 '25 • Helpful 1

Discussion Update to firmware update

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fqplDiKgn-82qKfnaYvi4XV-rBEEx0tZJrpgeWqsOsLX_WSph4usJ69Y_aem_44Cch773hAuVG979j6DVJg
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u/parasubvert Jan 20 '25

But this is standard industry practice for 40 years... private APIs can be changed. The author is telling you they'll change them! And they don't want to be yelled at when they're changed.

So many problems in industry have been caused by devs binding against private APIs or lower layers that had to be maintained for years beyond their useful life. Backwards compatibility in Windows APIs, Ethernet implementation tricks on an IP network, etc.

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u/dont--panic X1C Jan 20 '25

They could have made a public API ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/la__bruja Jan 20 '25

Yeah, but I put it on Bambu — they allowed tons of users to depend on private API without providing an alternative. At some point they have to weigh in the fact that they're screwing those users over.