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You can probably include development of SDKs and documentation as well.

• DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
  > You can probably include development of SDKs and documentation as well. With limited exceptions, platform vendors (Microsoft, IBM, Sun/Oracle, etc) are generally not in the business of paywalling their development documentation, tools, and SDKs, otherwise it makes their platform far less attactive to third-party developers that they absolutely need in order to. ...and ever and never-mind that Apple's documentation is sub-par[1], even with the billions of dollars they're raking in. It boggles the mind because nothing is stopping Apple from hiring the people it needs to ensure decent documentation and DX, which can be paid-for directly from the $99/yr developer membership fee. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25046691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25046691
  • rstupek 3y ago
    They're not now generally paywalled and free but it didn't always used to be that way.