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by scarface74 2732 days ago
And Apple has thus done the world a favor. The last thing we need is more cross platform not quite native apps...

But as far as $99, between my $300 a year Linux Academy subscription, $144 a year JetBrains Resharper subscription and the money I spend on Udemy, $99 a year is nothing.
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m45t3r 2732 days ago
It also keep very interesting apps from being in platform, from hobbysts/opensource developers, for example.

Last time I used iOS had terrible apps for Keepass (I tested them all, trust me [1]), while Android has at least two very good implementations (both opensource, one based on the official C# implementation with a native interface in Mono and another one less featured however fully written in Java).

> But as far as $99, between my $300 a year Linux Academy subscription, $144 a year JetBrains Resharper subscription and the money I spend on Udemy, $99 a year is nothing.

Congratulations, so for you this is nothing. If I wanted to develop for iOS as a hobbyst I would need to pay ~R$400,00 (this is equivalent almost half of a minimum wage in Brazil) [1]. I am not even including the expenses of buying a iOS device and a Mac just to have the "privilege" to develop to an Apple device.

[1]: Or don't, because Apple Store search is terrible. [2]: Just to make clear, I could afford this too if I wanted. However just because you and I can afford it doesn't mean this tax is abusive.

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wolco 2732 days ago
You are my target customer. Willing to throw away hundreds (thousands?) of dollars on licenses and willing brag about it.
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max76 2731 days ago
If you consider spending money on software licenses a waste of money than you should consider getting out of the business of writing liscenced software. In general I find it’s unhealthy to work on products you don’t believe in.
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scarface74 2731 days ago
It’s not bragging. It’s career development.
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wolco 2731 days ago
I have thousands of different licenses you could purchase to put on your resume.
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scarface74 2731 days ago
“licensing” is not resume building.

Paying for courses and continuous learning is.

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wolco 2730 days ago
How is paying for licenses career building?
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scarface74 2730 days ago
As far as R# it’s about the increased efficiency. Everything else Linux Academy, Udemy, etc is about learning technologies.

If I had a desire to be an iPhone developer, I would gladly pay $99 a year to publish an app to the store to show to potential employees/clients.

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