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1. Aaargh+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-04 12:43:11
> (Context: I was an iOS dev for 10 years on well known, large iOS apps - I can't explain how much I dislike Xcode).

Since you’re pretty new to mobile dev, count yourself lucky with the amazing dev tools you have today. Nothing like doing a bit of J2ME, Symbian S60 or BlackBerry development to learn to appreciate how far we’ve come.

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2. AJRF+e7[view] [source] 2026-02-04 13:31:07
>>Aaargh+(OP)
Ha! Curious - as an old timer, how you enjoying this new vibe coding world?
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3. ardit3+uX1[view] [source] 2026-02-04 22:21:22
>>Aaargh+(OP)
lol... people that complain about XCode don't know how well they have compare to what it was before.

I started my work on the J2ME era as well. Had to use textpad for development, and maybe eclipse at some point (which was pretty decent). Tools and simulators were all over the place.

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4. Aaargh+kB4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-05 18:21:35
>>ardit3+uX1
Ever done BlackBerry development?

It’s so funny when people complain about the $99 fee for the Apple development program being developer-unfriendly. Back in the day, RIM/BlackBerry wasn’t so much developer-unfriendly as much as actively hostile towards developers. Basically, if you weren’t a fortune 500 company you could fuck right off.

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