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Perhaps the perfect time to ask: why are release notes like this on the App Store? Are they a required field and this is the default? Does a popular tool use th

by 3rodents 10mo ago

Perhaps the perfect time to ask: why are release notes like this on the App Store? Are they a required field and this is the default? Does a popular tool use this value?

joshgachnang 10mo ago
They're required for every version release and no one reads them anyway.
- nofunsir 10mo ago
  I read every single one. Any app that does this gets uninstalled and a nasty letter to software managers.
  - wowczarek 10mo ago
    Well you're no fun, Sir... While I'm morally tempted to do the same, many of the apps guilty of this are the major ones one uses, and as time goes by, I somehow find myself with less and less time on my hands, so I have to be selective with the things I want to do right and proper. Thus, by means of inaction, I indirectly contribute to the circle of enshittification, and there is no stopping it.
nofunsir 10mo ago
Don't underestimate the effort a software developer will put forth to create mountains of complicated automation and scripts if it allows them to be lazy. And they see no issue with this. So why would they see an issue being accountable for yet another agile cycle. Rev number go up!
internet2000 10mo ago
The real answer is this: https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/comments/1efubql/im_tired_of_writing_whats_new_in_all_languages_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/comments/1efubql/im_... Not only nobody reads them, but Apple forces you to translate them into languages even less than nobody read. It'd be an improvement if they only required English text.
- kotaKat 10mo ago
  Meanwhile I see the most bizarre changelogs that I don't understand why Apple approves. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-mobile-banking/id836215269 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-mobile-banking/id8362152... "Choose your own update notes adventure! Pick only one: A, B, or C. A. The holidays are coming up and we've been busy planning a celebration of bug bashes and performance enhancements, so get merry and smash that update button. B. Shorter days, longer nights, colder temps. You know what helps the Winter blues? Instant gratification. Tap update, watch that progress bar fill up, and feel the dopamine flow. C. Whoever made up the mistletoe thing was crazy. You know what's not? Updating your app." This... also serves no useful purpose.

Perhaps the perfect time to ask: why are release notes like this on the App Store? Are they a required field and this is the default? Does a popular tool use this value?

joshgachnang 10mo ago

They're required for every version release and no one reads them anyway.

nofunsir 10mo ago
I read every single one. Any app that does this gets uninstalled and a nasty letter to software managers.
- wowczarek 10mo ago
  Well you're no fun, Sir... While I'm morally tempted to do the same, many of the apps guilty of this are the major ones one uses, and as time goes by, I somehow find myself with less and less time on my hands, so I have to be selective with the things I want to do right and proper. Thus, by means of inaction, I indirectly contribute to the circle of enshittification, and there is no stopping it.

nofunsir 10mo ago

Don't underestimate the effort a software developer will put forth to create mountains of complicated automation and scripts if it allows them to be lazy. And they see no issue with this. So why would they see an issue being accountable for yet another agile cycle. Rev number go up!

internet2000 10mo ago

The real answer is this: https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/comments/1efubql/im_tired_of_writing_whats_new_in_all_languages_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/comments/1efubql/im_... Not only nobody reads them, but Apple forces you to translate them into languages even less than nobody read. It'd be an improvement if they only required English text.

kotaKat 10mo ago
Meanwhile I see the most bizarre changelogs that I don't understand why Apple approves. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-mobile-banking/id836215269 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-mobile-banking/id8362152... "Choose your own update notes adventure! Pick only one: A, B, or C. A. The holidays are coming up and we've been busy planning a celebration of bug bashes and performance enhancements, so get merry and smash that update button. B. Shorter days, longer nights, colder temps. You know what helps the Winter blues? Instant gratification. Tap update, watch that progress bar fill up, and feel the dopamine flow. C. Whoever made up the mistletoe thing was crazy. You know what's not? Updating your app." This... also serves no useful purpose.