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I feel there's a qualitative difference between time-influenced or server-influenced code, and the ability to arbitrarily change the code itself. In the former,
by dTal 5y ago
I feel there's a qualitative difference between time-influenced or server-influenced code, and the ability to arbitrarily change the code itself. In the former, control is limited to whatever the dev thought of at the time the software was released. It's the difference between vetting a dev at a particular point in time, versus trusting them in perpetuity.
- nulld3v 5y agoOn Android apps can download and execute arbitrary code anytime they want. The app doesn't need to have the code built in.
- londons_explore 5y agoSame on iOS in certain circumstances - eg. webviews.
- dTal 5y agoThey could, but a developer won't design it that way unless they're already trying to sidestep update mechanisms. The point still stands that there's a difference between "I trust the developer now" and "I trust the developer forever".