> an iOS developer, so should have a reason to upgrade
Can't find the toot anymore but a recently popular one said that developers should be legally bound to 5-year-old hardware so that the resulting software works smoothly on all current systems and one is not forced to constantly upgrade just to keep a working system
I like this! As an iOS developer rocking an iPhone 11, I do find some comfort in knowing that a performant experience on my device suggests it will be a performant experience on others’
Can't find the toot anymore but a recently popular one said that developers should be legally bound to 5-year-old hardware so that the resulting software works smoothly on all current systems and one is not forced to constantly upgrade just to keep a working system
Not a serious proposal but it did give me pause