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Faster docs for iOS

Posted by nerdtastic5 on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @07:52PM
from the self-post dept.

A while back I got frustrated with slogging through the ultra slow Apple documentation pages. I kept asking "Why is it faster to lookup the UIView docs in Google than directly on developer.apple.com?" So one afternoon I cooked up this super-simple page to make it quicker to get to the docs: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1892875/ios/ios_search.html Just start typing a class name in the box. It...

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Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple puts users ... on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @07:16PM (#2464622)
I guess I assumed since we're talking public companies here that everyone knows that profits come first. Since "profits come first" for Google, MS, Nokia, Samsung, and everyone else, its not really saying much.
Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple puts users ... on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @07:13PM (#2464614)
I never claimed to excuse every Apple business practice or App Store decision. My point was to try to show how if you assume the "average Apple customer" point of view, then you (Apple) may reasonably arrive at platform decisions and policies that aren't popular with app developers.

And much more than trying to apologize for Apple's policies, I was trying to explain the philosophy behind those policies because I think it's a useful thing for developers to understand. And to the extent that someone is arguing with Apple directly ('Letter to Steve Jobs'), then they're arguing philosophy and they may as well save their breath.

Re:Complaining iOS Developers are missing the point: Apple puts users ... on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @07:02PM (#2464587)
I said every "rule" and I guess I meant it generally. I certainly didn't mean to imply that every capricious Apple decision is good for users.