iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers

Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by nomadluap on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:47PM (#17701658)

Also if there was no wiggle room here, then any app that downloads and displays webpage content would be in violation due to embedded javascript.

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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by DerekL on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:55PM (#17701716)

For a long time, downloaded code could only run inside Apple’s WebKit or JavaScriptCore, but since June 2017, you can use any language and interpreter. Apparently, almost nobody noticed: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/07/apple_relaxes_devel...

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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by binomialxenon on Monday August 06, 2018 @06:20PM (#17702269)

It's good that they revised that ridiculous restriction, but I think they should go further still. It was disingenuous to advertise the iPad as a "computer replacement" when having an environment for Python coding (widely used for beginner programming) was essentially banned. There really should be a way to work in even compiled languages on iDevices.

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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by mr_toad on Monday August 06, 2018 @08:53PM (#17703064)

I thought that apps that used their own interpreters weren’t allowed to download additional code after installation.

Having a self modifying app is a nightmare from a security & privacy standpoint.

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