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Pre-NeXT takeover, Apple had a lot of folks like Quinn to support developers, and an entire documentation department churning out content. Quinn was always one
by KerrAvon 3y ago
Pre-NeXT takeover, Apple had a lot of folks like Quinn to support developers, and an entire documentation department churning out content. Quinn was always one of if not the best.
While much was gained in the NeXT merger, the biggest thing that was lost was developer support and documentation. They were gutted in March 1997 and were never restored. Avie Tevanian had no respect for documentation and his attitude infected the rest of the organization. One dude did so much irreparable damage.
- steve1977 3y agoI found the documentation of NeXT and Apple during the early days of Mac OS X to be pretty excellent to be honest. It was even one of the points that drew me to the platform. But then I only started with Mac after the takeover, so I don’t know how things were before. I do know how they are today though and it’s sad.