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As a developer it is probably not a good idea to use private APIs to implement a feature that has obviously been on the roadmap since day 1.
by tvon 15y ago
As a developer it is probably not a good idea to use private APIs to implement a feature that has obviously been on the roadmap since day 1.
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- hullo 15y agowell, maybe it's actually all about timing, the article implies he's grossed in the neighborhood of $500k so far (minus the impact of "sales")
- tvon 15y agoThat's a nice chunk of change for a Cydia-only app.
- jarin 15y agoYeah, I mean stories like this shouldn't really discourage developers. Number one: if you are a developer and you don't plan for something like this that's just a lack of awareness on your part. Which leads to number two: don't depend on a single revenue stream. You're making decent money with your first app? Cool, now pay a couple of interns to handle support requests and start working on the next one.
- schrototo 15y agoIt's not only not a good idea to use private APIs, if you do so you've failed. You're a bad developer. It's like writing file handling code that assumes all operations always succeed. There's a reason private APIs are private. They will change. Your app will crash. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.