I think you forgot how incredibly slow and un-intuitive this new attribute interface via modifier+n panel is compared to the nodes that were available in the proto.
And yeah I agree, python api is a bad argument, full list of argument is available here : Named Attribute Nodes in Blender 3.0 - #4 by BD3D
Anyhow, afaik a comeback of these essential nodes is planned. Not sure why the conversation is igniting again, for the 100x already 