| 1) Which version are we talking about? Segfaults were exceedingly rare either way. Especially so when I stopped using raw pointers. But yes, to no one's surprise, early versions were a mess. I can agree with you on that. I can't agree about the same about the last versions though. It was replaced by WebRTC that would sometimes just suddenly disconnect your calls, right. > I managed to improve the situation after weeks of refactoring and testing Did you submit any PRs with your improvements? I used to review and merge those, unlike the Android app devs. 2) It might provide the best UX in the entire universe, but that still doesn't justify having a two-megabyte Java file with over a hundred anonymous inner classes that gaslight you because it's often a `new FrameLayout(activity){` that overrides onLayout and does something completely different. So you see a FrameLayout, you assume it behaves like one, you add views to it, then it doesn't work the way you expect. You start questioning your sanity and only then do you realize that it's one of these stupid things. Oh and did I mention that even just editing ChatActivity.java is an exercise in frustration? At the time, I had a 2012 MacBook Pro that worked fine for everything I did on it, except editing 2-megabyte Java sources in Android Studio. It would sometimes take a solid 10 seconds for keystrokes to register. In other words, it might be the best Android app in the world, but it blows up in your face nearly every time you try to add a new feature. |
No, that really justifies anything. Programs should be pleasant for users to use, not for developers to work on them