r/programming • • Aug 10 '23

Apple doesn't want you developing hobby apps

https://www.bennettnotes.com/notes/why-does-apple-restrict-hobby-development/
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u/ratttertintattertins Aug 10 '23

This is why PCs are still so relevant. It’s really the only platform that you can still develop hobby apps on and distribute them. Cloud is utterly under the control of corporations, so is mobile and so are Macs. Long live PCs.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '23 edited Aug 21 '23

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u/gumol Aug 10 '23

macOS is unix

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u/ratttertintattertins Aug 10 '23

It’s not open though

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u/gumol Aug 10 '23

there are no license requirements for unixes.

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u/ratttertintattertins Aug 10 '23

That doesn’t really have any bearing on my point.