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Re:Apple's game porting toolkit is fantastic. Cyberpunk 2077... by SleepyMyroslav on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @07:26AM (#36225499)
The toolkit is not part of Apple platform apparently. It is a development tool that can be used to evaluate porting no more no less. I see no changes in the platform itself.
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Re:Apple's game porting toolkit is fantastic. Cyberpunk 2077... by dwaite on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @01:19PM (#36229933)
Including things in the platform is a double-edged sword; the platform has different compatibility policy from windows, and old games typically do not get updated with mandated platform changes (such as a requirement for 64-bit).

Swift developer were upset by concurrency because the language’s deep integration with the platform meant the best features were (for a while) only accessible for apps targeting the latest platform versions exclusively.

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