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I think Instagram does this to this very day? Your video is something not shared by all.


I'm not sure that I'd hold up Instagram as an exemplar of good iOS apps. I've chatted with folks that worked on it.


Isn't it one of the most downloaded apps? Some would say that makes it a good app. I guess your definition can vary but my point is that your criteria clearly does not matter to a large number of users.


> Some would say that makes it a good app.

It’s hard to argue with “It makes money!”.

As long as people are willing to pay for junk, then there will always be a firehose of junk.

It’s still junk, though; even if it wins.

Almost every project I write is filled with compromise; especially as it nears release, and I always have a powerful urge to rewrite it from scratch, but I don’t feel shame. It’s not junk. It represents a sincere effort to do great work.

That’s one reason that I’m so glad to be out of the rat race, and doing my own thing. I feel dirty, if I am knowingly writing junk. My work is a craft, and a labor of love. I get great personal satisfaction from it. Making money, and “beating the competition,” aren’t even minor factors.

You can’t shovel shit, without getting it on you.




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