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> kids these days seem to be afraid of files Sad but true. Android and iOS are the worst offenders I've seen. They're apparently trying to completely get rid o
by anderspitman 4y ago
> kids these days seem to be afraid of files
Sad but true. Android and iOS are the worst offenders I've seen. They're apparently trying to completely get rid of the concept of files altogether, which is really unfortunate for anyone wanting to build cool stuff on those platforms.
I understand there can be security benefits but at what cost.
- eyelidlessness 4y ago> They're apparently trying to completely get rid of the concept of files altogether I’ve never followed Android very closely but iOS began with no user-facing notion of files and added one many years and major releases later. Granted they’re not Unix everything-is-a-file, as in you can’t execute them or do all sorts of other everything-is-a-file operations with them. But adding mostly-general file functionality is definitely not trying to get rid of the concept.