chunkyguy

> smartphones still feel like "the new thing" to me

Also maybe because they (Apple and Google) keep on adding things and revising how to make apps.

Question is can you make an app today with the tech of 2008? Maybe yes, but will you?

> Modern social networks, save hacker news, looks over-engineered.

How about 4chan? The UI/UX, not the content.

I feel that same way about Objective-C.

I see more companies specially startups adopting Flutter even in the west. But companies that had already started with RN are not going to switch to Flutter, and that is reasonable

What is so wrong about watching porn?

I accidentally saw some pornography when I wasn't sexually active. I had no clue what was I looking at. I found it to be disgusting, like those extreme cancer photos, and didn't watch it again until many years later.

Wasn't there a time where you could sign in to facebook at the system level? They could pay to get it back

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/understanding-facebook-integrati...

I find that as the biggest difference between Jobs and Cook vision for Apple.

Jobs wanted Apple to deliver the best of the technology that mankind has to offer whereas Cook wants Apple to deliver the best in the market.

> “87% of teens own an iPhone

Doesn't this imply that parents are the one purchasing it for them? Would be interesting to see how many stick with iPhone when they start earning for themselves.

Who is surprized by these numbers? Since Cook took over from Jobs earnings are the only thing they're focused on. The product quality, developer experience, user experience,.. everything that made Apple great is declining.

Sideloading has nothing to do with security. Apple can just use Gatekeeper for iOS like they do for the Mac.

They want the control over distribution via AppStore

I guess it all comes down to your social circle then

Business potential

I think there should a way to file a complaint without having to even download the app

This is what is wrong with mobile gaming today.

Why would the Germans amend their rules? Those are the rules are for all non-EU countries, not just Britain.

India desperately needs a social reform if they really want to upgrade.

There's a lot of social discrimination in several domains going on that is fueled by the core old traditional culture values. Which is then exploited heavily by politicians for short term gains.

One needs to realize why do Indians succeed only after they leave the country for some foreign land?

I think a programming language should have a very clear goal of what problems it is trying to solve. These general purpose languages then start evolving into different direction with patchworks coming from different teams with a different and sometimes conflicting visions. Like what is currently happening to C++.

Football or any sport up and beyond a certain level is more about entertainment than about the actual sport.

5. How to seek help online.

or how to post questions and copy answers posted on stackoverflow.com and make them fit in your own code.

I see a lot of comments on SO asking to tailor down the answer further for their exact problem.

> How's swift doing as a language?

It's okay. It's just a programming language like million others. Gets the job done.

> Is it being adopted by developers in a way Apple was hoping?

Apple does not negotiate, when they make up their mind you have to either adopt or die.

Good luck if you’re currently on a holiday

Shouldn't the energy labels also account for build times? Surprising to see Rust and C++ occupying top positions, even though they're notorious for slow build times.

Both Apple and Microsoft had made many more things before making Mac and Windows. They had a larger vision from the start, unlike Facebook.

After the first section most of the article talks in terms of "We"

The same problem we have now with Swift. Even after ABI stability code compiled and linked across different versions don't often work.

Who needs this when you can simply use Google search results URL

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...

COVID never actually went away. Just that the people and the government ignored it until it mutated to a deadly version.