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My issue with this is that the developer is comparing his experience with Apple's documentation over a few months, with his anecdotal experience over 4 years.
by balls187 7y ago
My issue with this is that the developer is comparing his experience with Apple's documentation over a few months, with his anecdotal experience over 4 years.
Part of gaining experience with a platform is the ability to source answers to technical questions effectively, including how to use official documentation effectively.
- chriskrycho 7y agoI'm extremely comfortable reading documentation for a very wide variety of platforms, languages, etc. (The first software I ever wrote was Fortran via `gfortran`. Trial by fire!) It's not just me. This is just straight-up absent: https://nooverviewavailable.com/swiftui/ https://nooverviewavailable.com/swiftui/ As I noted in the post, I'm getting by anyway… but it's more work than it needs to be, and more work/worse state of docs than other ecosystems I've learned in similar amounts of time.
- balls187 7y agoMy comment wasn't about your comfort level. It was about comparing your experience 4 months in, to your experience 4 years in, anecdotally.
- chriskrycho 7y agoErm, yes. Any possible comparison anyone could do of their own experiences would by definition be anecdotal. I also know exactly what my first 4 months in other ecosystems were like. Including picking up Fortran! That was rough! :)