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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by lapcat on Monday May 22, 2023 @05:35AM (#36029140)
Apple's documentation was actually vastly superior before Swift. In fact, I often refer to the documentation "archive" instead of the latest docs.

The decline in the docs is due to a number of factors, but I would say mainly it's (1) the relentless annual major OS update schedule, (2) the proliferation of OS (macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, xrOS?), (3) the dual language stack, (4) Apple personnel turnover.

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by spacemadness on Monday May 22, 2023 @11:15AM (#36032537)
Apple seems to abuse the fact that people make a living translating the lack of documentation into online courses, books, and articles. The market for this is an ongoing enabler at this point.
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