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You had let brittle integrations limp along with surprising dignity. Once the provider turned out the lights, technical debt had to introduce itself by name.
It had exposed Google Contacts API before Google retired it in favor of newer interfaces or no interface at all.
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This source records when Google Contacts API was shut down and how the provider framed the end of service.
You had lingered long after the party ended, still authenticating forgotten logins and social widgets nobody wanted to touch. The lights finally came on and everyone pretended they had already left.
You had let brittle integrations limp along with surprising dignity. Once the provider turned out the lights, technical debt had to introduce itself by name.