[off-topic] Re: Overriding the release mehod
[off-topic] Re: Overriding the release mehod
- Subject: [off-topic] Re: Overriding the release mehod
- From: Doug Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:57:08 -0800
> On Jan 25, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Dave <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> On 25 Jan 2017, at 19:37, Doug Hill <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>> On Jan 25, 2017, at 11:23 AM, Dave <email@hidden <mailto:email@hidden>> wrote:
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>>> I also tried searching “release method documentation” but nada!
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>> I hear you about the search functionality of Apple's developer documentation. They definitely need a better search engine for documentation in both Xcode and the developer website as finding things can be iffy at best. They seem to suffer from what I call the 'Dictionary Problem.' You can't find the spelling of a word in a dictionary unless you already roughly know the spelling. Similarly, you can't find anything in Apple's documentation unless you roughly know where it is.
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>> A couple of recommendations:
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>> 1. Use Google search to search developer.apple.com <http://developer.apple.com/>
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>> For example, searching for 'nsobject release' returns the protocol it's defined as the first result, the method documentation as the second.
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>> 2. Feel free to encourage Apple to improve their search functionality
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> it used to work much better, then Apple “improved it” and now it is as it is. One can only assume they changed it for good reason so why moan about it to them. I’ve largely found it a complete waste of time, once Apple decide to “improve” something then it is automatically better in their eyes and no amount of logic or use (or lack of use) cases can change their minds. Just look at XCode code in general…… They probably don’t have the resources to do it properly any more as they are spending their money on teams of accountants to research tax dodging…..
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> All the Best
> Dave
This is starting to go off topic, and we want to avoid getting into personal attacks on this list but… I suspect if every developer complained to Apple about problems, things would probably change pretty quickly. Apple indeed has limited resources and has to devote them to maximum benefit. If developers are consistently having problems, telling Apple gets those problems higher priority.
Anyways, feel free to respond off-list.
Doug Hill
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