Exploring "clarity over magic" in a Discord API client

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I have been experimenting with a design philosophy I don't see discussed much in API clients: choosing explicit, observable behavior over hidden automation (“clarity over magic”), even when it makes the surface API more verbose.As a case study, I built a Python Discord API client where: * rate-limiting is handled proactively via explicit queues and workers * there is no hidden caching or implicit retries * extension points emerge naturally rather than via a plugin systemOne interesting outcome was that an “addon system” appeared organically as a byproduct of this philosophy, rather than being designed upfront.I wrote a detailed technical write-up describing the trade-offs, where this approac

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