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> First, they really need to beef up the docs. This is a common refrain I hear w.r.t. Apple and while I write very little native mobile code I have to agree. I
by joshstrange 2y ago
> First, they really need to beef up the docs.
This is a common refrain I hear w.r.t. Apple and while
I write very little native mobile code I have to agree. It’s so sparse and rarely has more that I should be able to find out by hovering over a function/variable in my IDE.
Would it kill them to add a paragraph explain why or how you use the thing? To add code samples? Must be too much for one of the most valuable companies in the world… What kills me is that this is actively hurting their own platforms. I can understand some of Apple’s moves but this one is so incredibly short-sighted.
- myko 2y ago> What kills me is that this is actively hurting their own platforms I don't think they care. Any useful application will be re-created by Apple and bundled with their OS eventually anyway. Outside devs aren't really necessary for anything but games.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoThose of us "of a certain age," know that Apple used to have the best documentation in the industry. Many of the folks that wrote the docs, had more credentials than the ones writing the code.
- wpm 2y agoI love when I find some fantastic doc in the Apple Doc “Archive” with some huge banner at the top reminding me that there is newer documentation available that has, at best, 10% of the content.