> how hard is it to just NOT delete its API hooks from the codebase.
Someone has to maintain that API. Not only on mobile, but also potentially on the server as well. Those "hooks" become a nuisance and a hindrance when services change or get deprecated. When data schemas get updated. When new data types get introduced etc.
And that's before we get into discussion about architecture, code quality etc.
> how hard is it to just NOT delete its API hooks from the codebase.
Someone has to maintain that API. Not only on mobile, but also potentially on the server as well. Those "hooks" become a nuisance and a hindrance when services change or get deprecated. When data schemas get updated. When new data types get introduced etc.
And that's before we get into discussion about architecture, code quality etc.