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1. carlosjobim · 1789561224 · focus · HN ↗

   Why can't you wait for a week? That doesn't sound like a long time.

   1. tehlike · 1789562534 · focus · HN ↗

      For apps with a scale, it's a long time

      1. carlosjobim · 1789562674 · focus · HN ↗

         Because? People wait far longer for much more important things in real life.

         1. tehlike · 1789565689 · focus · HN ↗

            Speed is money. Yes people wait for 9 months for having a baby, doesn't mean you should wait 9 months for an app release. That is not a sound logic.

            1. carlosjobim · 1789565907 · focus · HN ↗

               Yes, but one week to wait for your app is nothing to complain about.

               1. cute_boi · 1789568057 · focus · HN ↗

                  Sometime there are 0 days etc.. So, maybe you should have broader view on things instead of simple assumption.
               2. jprjr_ · 1789568198 · focus · HN ↗

                  let's say you have a bug that makes your app unusable. If you can't get an update our for a week - people are going to just stop using your app.

                  1. carlosjobim · 1789569275 · focus · HN ↗

                     You shouldn't have shipped that bug in the first place, I would say. If the bug comes from an Android update, I assume that developers have had access to betas long before the system update is rolled out.

                     1. [deleted] · 1789570048 · focus · HN ↗

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                     2. tehlike · 1789570143 · focus · HN ↗

                        And you know 100% all the bugs are visible at all times.
                     3. tehlike · 1789570304 · focus · HN ↗

                        Why do you think apple has point releases that fix... Bugs every time? Not necessarily new features but bugs.

                        Lesson in there.

                        1. carlosjobim · 1789575669 · focus · HN ↗

                           Do you mean that these point releases introduce bugs that break third party software?

                           1. tehlike · 1789576971 · focus · HN ↗

                              I decided not to engage with you. Not productive.
               3. tehlike · 1789568922 · focus · HN ↗

                  You should want higher speed and quality of service from your vendors. In this case, apple is paid wonderfully for it.

                  1. doc_ick · 1789570095 · focus · HN ↗

                     Apple has some “trust” for vetting things, and with the wave of slop-apps it fine with a slight delay so the App Store doesn’t become riddled with slop like the android store.

                     1. tehlike · 1789576997 · focus · HN ↗

                        Review speed and slopness are related but not exclusive to each other.

                        1. doc_ick · 1789596570 · focus · HN ↗

                           Definitely not exclusive, though I believe they are related enough to not tank one for the other. If a review is 2 seconds and done, then the circle for figuring out the mvp slop app is pretty slim.

                           1. tehlike · 1789617043 · focus · HN ↗

                              You can imagine with the AI models we have now, many of the stuff reviewers do could be automated to a large extent. They can also determine through binary diffing that functionality changes may be limited etc. Many things can be done to eliminate majority of the queue for example.

                              1. doc_ick · 1789647730 · focus · HN ↗

                                 Some stuff the reviewers do could easily be automated. I’m off the mindset everything the reviewers do shouldn’t be automated however, as llms do hallucinate and are still susceptible to ghost prompts.

                                 At the infinite app review scale (some apps malicious, illegal, rip-offs), extra time is inevitable.

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