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> Thanks to their walled garden the only available web browser on iOS is Safari, and since no developer can afford to ignore iOS as a platform they have no choi
by rikroots 5y ago
> Thanks to their walled garden the only available web browser on iOS is Safari, and since no developer can afford to ignore iOS as a platform they have no choice but to deal with it.
As the sole developer and maintainer of a Javascript library for working with the <canvas> element, most of the problems I encounter when working on the code are to do with things which work fine in every other browser, but die in flames on Safari.
I'm getting to the stage where dropping support of the Safari browser (and thus all iOS browsers) is something I consider on an ever-more serious basis. One of these days I'm gonna add a big banner message to the library's website stating: "If you need your canvas to work on Safari/iOS, try coding it using [list of competing canvas libraries, with links]."
- adevx 5y agoIf enough developers start removing features for Safari this could actually have an impact. I would consider this even if it would harm the bottom line of my business. Simply because it removes stress and frustration in the development process.