I was listening to ep. 3 of Build and Analyze<http://5by5.tv/buildanalyze/3>, a podcast hosted by Marco Arment (of Instapaper) and Dan Benjamin.
They mentioned that iOS 4.2 introduced a new compilation system to make dealing with multiple OS versions easier (Arment called the preceding hacks "messy"). Android fragmentation is always a big topic, but it made me wonder if Apple isn't starting to realise they'll face similar issues soon and is building tools to combat it. While it'll probably never be quite as big or complex an issue as in Android, I wonder if iOS won't end up with a similar system of declaring what your app needs and only showing users apps compatible with whatever OS/device combination they have. As I don't use any iOS devices, maybe this is already the case? How is this handled currently? Could fragmentation become an issue for iOS? Moandji -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
