The problem (outside of competence and the fact that most people only really understand one tool) is that they’re deliberately architected in ways that make it difficult to operate on them the same way. They’re not just different function calls; they want you to make completely different assumptions about how to do things.
You could also try to write modular software and use standardized interfaces to prevent vendor lock in. Haha who am i kidding…
Yeah but my boss told me I should use the magic API because it’s a panacea and will solve all of our problems.
The problem (outside of competence and the fact that most people only really understand one tool) is that they’re deliberately architected in ways that make it difficult to operate on them the same way. They’re not just different function calls; they want you to make completely different assumptions about how to do things.