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Everyone fears The Ignorant Boss For developers, this is the person who knows nothing about programming yet insists that you use X tool and write it in Y langu

Everyone fears The Ignorant Boss For developers, this is the person who knows nothing about programming yet insists that you use X tool and write it in Y language. The author seems to imply that either Steve Jobs or Apple itself "knows nothing about programming". That seems wholly unfair, especially for Apple, and even for Steve. Obviously Apple employs some very talented programmers, or else we wouldn't be here talking about the iPhone. But surely Steve has a working understanding of the issue? Compared to Wozniak, he may have been the less technical of the two, but reviewing his history at Apple, Pixar, and NeXT, I think we can agree that he has a much better understanding of his products than many CEOs. Apple knows what they're doing. As usual, they are just very conservative and arrogant, which I'm personally OK with (in general) because they make great products.

CamperBob 17y ago
The author seems to imply that either Steve Jobs or Apple itself "knows nothing about programming". That seems wholly unfair, especially for Apple, and even for Steve. It is, however, fair to say that Jobs is overlooking some very basic computer science. There is no reason why a tool like Flash can't emit Objective C, and there is no guaranteed way for an app reviewer to tell the difference.
- commieneko 17y ago
  Just a cursory look at what's going on with the new virtual memory system seems to indicate that writing apps that follow the rules enough to work correctly will be an interesting enough problem even _using_ Apple's tools and libraries. But this issue is mostly about control, both of developer promiscuity and usage of system resources. Blocking developers' cross-platform plans is probably just a bonus. Apple could certainly solve any technical issues if it felt it was worth the effort and in its best interests. Apple does not feel it is in its best interests... And for now, they are probably right.
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CamperBob 17y ago

The author seems to imply that either Steve Jobs or Apple itself "knows nothing about programming". That seems wholly unfair, especially for Apple, and even for Steve. It is, however, fair to say that Jobs is overlooking some very basic computer science. There is no reason why a tool like Flash can't emit Objective C, and there is no guaranteed way for an app reviewer to tell the difference.

commieneko 17y ago
Just a cursory look at what's going on with the new virtual memory system seems to indicate that writing apps that follow the rules enough to work correctly will be an interesting enough problem even _using_ Apple's tools and libraries. But this issue is mostly about control, both of developer promiscuity and usage of system resources. Blocking developers' cross-platform plans is probably just a bonus. Apple could certainly solve any technical issues if it felt it was worth the effort and in its best interests. Apple does not feel it is in its best interests... And for now, they are probably right.
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