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I develop for Apple platforms, and it's absolutely mind-boggling how frequently and regularly they break your code for no tangible benefit. Hopefully their inf
by mooibos 7y ago
I develop for Apple platforms, and it's absolutely mind-boggling how frequently and regularly they break your code for no tangible benefit.
Hopefully their influence doesn't spread to the web too.
- threeseed 7y agoThere is a tangible benefit. For users. 64-bit only, Project Catalyst, BitCode, HTTPS only connections etc are examples of initiatives which definitely has caused pain to developers but has immensely benefited users as a whole. And if you don't passionately care about users then frankly find another platform to develop on.
- gsich 7y ago>64-bit only how has that benefitted the user? Directly and measureably, no "it's 0.3% faster now" excuses.
- diebeforei485 7y agoNot having to load both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries into memory is an efficiency (and battery life) improvement on the system as a whole.
- gsich 7y agoThat would fall into the "it's 0.3% faster now" category.
- kevingadd 7y agoHow does it benefit the user for half their software to break, or for them to have to pay a vendor (rightfully) for a massive update/overhaul just so the software keeps working? 64-bit Only benefits Apple because they don't have to maintain the 32-bit stack anymore. Any perf-sensitive software that needed to be 64-bit transitioned a long time ago.
- ericd 7y ago64-bit only certainly doesn't benefit me as a user on the balance. There's a lot of software that's useful that has zero need for yearly updates.