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Evaluating API design options involves generating three radically different interface designs with contrasting shapes and controls. This surfaces the design space by presenting explicit trade-offs for each option to help you decide where to invest implementation effort.

Exploring the design space for an unclear software interface means creating multiple radically different designs for a single module. Each design includes an interface signature, a usage example, and explicit trade-offs for a final recommendation.

Documenting interface design trade-offs involves capturing each design's signature, usage example, and explicit trade-offs. The process concludes by recording a final recommendation and rationale for future reference in project records.

Yes, you can generate three radically different UX interface designs for a single API during planning sessions. This helps evaluate multiple design options and highlights where to invest implementation effort before coding begins.

You should avoid radical interface design approaches when the API shape is already clear and only minor adjustments are needed. This method targets planning sessions where the interface shape is unclear and multiple viable options require evaluation.