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App thinning is not the same and not nearly as effective. Not to be rude, but you are literally talking to someone who was in charge of this, looked at the gra

App thinning is not the same and not nearly as effective. Not to be rude, but you are literally talking to someone who was in charge of this, looked at the graphs daily, and made the call when we went over the OTA limit on iOS. When I say multiple-apks are a large reason for the discrepancy, you should give me the benefit of the doubt. It's not the only reason mind you.

matthewmacleod 8y ago
If you disagree with that, it might be good to provide a bit more context than “shut up I know what I’m talking about”. As far as I was aware, the comment you were responding to was broadly accurate, but now I don’t know and have no additional information.
- partisan 8y ago
  This was the reason for my downvote as well. “No it isn’t” is not very much to go on and saagarjha’s post didn’t merit pulling rank.
slededit 8y ago
In a pseudo-anonymous forum you must provide facts - not rely on credentials. The answer to your “Do you not realize who I am” post is No, we have no idea.
- ncr100 8y ago
  https://m.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/update-on-the-facebook-for-android-beta-testing-program/10151729114953920 https://m.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/update-on-... Christan Legnitto, working at FB on release engineering, see his submission of this article in 2013.
  - slededit 8y ago
    Comments should stand on their own. Nobody learns anything with a “because I said so - just trust me” comment.
    - 18pfsmt 8y ago
      This a text book example of moving the goal posts, and I don't care to see it on HN. Android obviously allows more freedom to app developers than Apple, including the freedom to raid the cookie jar numerous ways. Your original claim was that OP needed to substantiate their credentials; it was done (regardless of who). HN Guidelines suggest we reply to the strongest argument being made and to give the benefit of the doubt, and that doesn't seem to be your approach. Edit: I can't believe I'm defending FB or anyone that caused their increase in usage.
      - slededit 8y ago
        No, you misunderstand the whole point. Credentials don't matter in an anonymous setting. That's the whole point, people can converse on equal terms. The only "credentials" in common display is whether or not your account is new. Its purposely designed that way to encourage conversation. Its not like at work where you may fear challenging someone at a higher level than you.
saagarjha 8y ago
I am aware that app thinning is not as effective, but to my knowledge it does the same thing: strip out unneeded architectures from the binary and remove unused assets. I'm sure you have more to share, so I'm all ears on what the differences are.
neotrope 8y ago
> you are literally talking to someone who was in charge of this Ouch. Hope this isn’t how you managed your teams.

matthewmacleod 8y ago

If you disagree with that, it might be good to provide a bit more context than “shut up I know what I’m talking about”. As far as I was aware, the comment you were responding to was broadly accurate, but now I don’t know and have no additional information.

partisan 8y ago
This was the reason for my downvote as well. “No it isn’t” is not very much to go on and saagarjha’s post didn’t merit pulling rank.

slededit 8y ago

In a pseudo-anonymous forum you must provide facts - not rely on credentials. The answer to your “Do you not realize who I am” post is No, we have no idea.

ncr100 8y ago
https://m.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/update-on-the-facebook-for-android-beta-testing-program/10151729114953920 https://m.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/update-on-... Christan Legnitto, working at FB on release engineering, see his submission of this article in 2013.
- slededit 8y ago
  Comments should stand on their own. Nobody learns anything with a “because I said so - just trust me” comment.
  - 18pfsmt 8y ago
    This a text book example of moving the goal posts, and I don't care to see it on HN. Android obviously allows more freedom to app developers than Apple, including the freedom to raid the cookie jar numerous ways. Your original claim was that OP needed to substantiate their credentials; it was done (regardless of who). HN Guidelines suggest we reply to the strongest argument being made and to give the benefit of the doubt, and that doesn't seem to be your approach. Edit: I can't believe I'm defending FB or anyone that caused their increase in usage.
    - slededit 8y ago
      No, you misunderstand the whole point. Credentials don't matter in an anonymous setting. That's the whole point, people can converse on equal terms. The only "credentials" in common display is whether or not your account is new. Its purposely designed that way to encourage conversation. Its not like at work where you may fear challenging someone at a higher level than you.

saagarjha 8y ago

I am aware that app thinning is not as effective, but to my knowledge it does the same thing: strip out unneeded architectures from the binary and remove unused assets. I'm sure you have more to share, so I'm all ears on what the differences are.

neotrope 8y ago

> you are literally talking to someone who was in charge of this Ouch. Hope this isn’t how you managed your teams.