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One of the golden rules of iOS development is "work with what you've got". I'd get started on a workaround.

• jrockway 16y ago
  One of the golden rules of developing for a proprietary platform is "work with what you've got". I'd get started on a workaround. Fixed that for you. Windows developers have the same problems.
  • mooism2 16y ago
    I upvoted you because I didn't think your comment deserved a subzero karma. But the snark was unnecessary.
  • DerekL 16y ago
    Don't open source operating systems have the same problem? It's legally and technically possible to fix or improve the system, but you may not have the skill or time. You also have to convince the maintainers to accept your patch and wait for your users to upgrade. No matter what system you write for, you have to work with what you've got. All open source lets you do is fork it and distribute your own version of the OS.
  • joebadmo 16y ago
    That's true enough, but there's a bigger distinction, isn't there? Maybe the better golden rule for developing for iOS is "work with what Apple will let you"? My point being Windows developers do not have exactly the same problems.