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Ah, makes sense. I didn't realize you guys keep things so small. Is Next going to have an API when it launches? And if so, do the stats posted include lines of API-related code?

EDIT: And since I'm already asking so many questions, how do you guys feel about supporting older versions of IE?

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Yes, we're launching with an API. The code stats include those for the API.

We will not support old versions of IE. We support IE9+.

Cool. It's pretty impressive to fit an API in there, too. Do you guys subscribe to the method of building your app on top of your own API? Or do you place more of a priority on speed?

It's Rails, so presumably the API will be one with the (regular) code for the most part.

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