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I'm reminded of the old BASIC magazines, when the tech didn't exist to download programs, so you'd type them in by hand to run them. Yes, it's unnecessary work,
by lukifer 14y ago
I'm reminded of the old BASIC magazines, when the tech didn't exist to download programs, so you'd type them in by hand to run them. Yes, it's unnecessary work, but it also forces the user to see how the code works. (I wonder if Apple would allow pre-cooked Python scripts as in-app purchases, like a store-within-a-store?)
- prezjordan 14y agoI believe it is against their terms of service to have an interpreter download code from the internet and execute it. Maybe a workaround could be to already have the scripts, but to "unlock" them? No social aspect to that, though.
- lukifer 14y agoI think you're right. I wonder if there might be cognitive reframings that would allow "code" to slip through, such as "tutorials" with code that's ready to run, but for a single line that needs to uncommented. For that matter, I wonder how it will bump up against the rules if it does try to go more social. Already it's possible to copy/paste code and send it to friends via email; that's not conceptually different from sharing code via git. But being able to trivially clone a git repo would absolutely violate Apple's terms for distribution. Honestly, I'm (pleasantly) surprised they let this through in the first place, and I hope the envelope keeps getting pushed.