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Sadly, what POSIX set out to achieve has devolved such that each mobile platform has a unique programming interface.
by zoowar 15y ago
Sadly, what POSIX set out to achieve has devolved such that each mobile platform has a unique programming interface.
- __rkaup__ 15y agoIt's been successful in keeping most server OSes similar, I suppose.
- meastham 15y agoActually, both popular mobile operating systems have a POSIX-y system programming interface under the hood. Whether application developers can get at it is a different matter.
- hakl 15y agoEven Symbian recently got a POSIX-layer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.I.P.S._Is_POSIX_on_Symbian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.I.P.S._Is_POSIX_on_Symbian I have no idea how complete it is, but they did manage to port Qt.
- contextfree 15y agoeven if that's so, 20-plus years is a good run for any standard.