It's great to have Boost back (just not for my battery and productivity)
Yes indeed. It's just such a better user experience overall.
I was using Connect before and while I appreciate all the work the Dev put into it, Boost is just so much nicer to use. Ruben nailed the design all those years ago and it still works today.
Why would you need to preserve API calls though? It's not like anyone would be dumb enough to limit API calls on a site that only lives because of user created content, right?