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MCP vs API Is the Wrong Question

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Recently, I saw a LinkedIn post discussing " MCP vs API " and felt like we needed to choose one. But I don't think we do, as each option solves a different problem, and the fastest way to see that is to run the same backend behind both. So I built one Azure Functions app that exposes identical busi…

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  1. 2026-09-11 16:25 · DEV Community — AI
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