OAuth is still in beta so when something goes wrong Twitter can fly the *beta* flag. (Thanks Google)
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 09:30, ryan alford <[email protected]> wrote: > I never knew that asking questions would be considered "whining". > > Twitter has never officially stated that OAuth is in "production" like they > announce other features (like Lists). Now they seem to be telling > developers to start moving to OAuth. > > You state to "don't" use it. It doesn't look like we will have much of a > choice soon. Twitter is recommending third-parties move to OAuth. Looks > like it won't be long before basic auth is depreciated. > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Duane Roelands > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Use it or don't, and own your decision. It works. It's stable. It's >> more secure than Basic Auth. It's what Twitter wants you to use. >> What's the problem here? >> >> So tired of OAuth whining. >> >> > If Twitter OAuth is stable enough for Twitter to recommend that that >> > all third-party applications connect through OAuth connection, then >> > move it out of beta and into production mode, and announce it as such. >> > If not, then don't make that recommendation. >> > > -- Abraham Williams | Community Evangelist | http://web608.org Hacker | http://abrah.am | http://twitter.com/abraham Project | Awesome Lists | http://twitterli.st This email is: [ ] blogable [x] ask first [ ] private. Sent from Madison, WI, United States
