On 12/08/2012, at 12:08 PM, Jayson Adams <jay...@circusponies.com> wrote:
> As Greg Parker's comments are tangential to the issue I am raising, my point > is proven again. No they aren't. The fact is, that if the documentation was always up to date, always perfect, and complete then mailing lists and forums would not be needed. The very fact this exists is an acknowledgement that there needs to be additional communication channels which can be used to allow for the fact that documentation may lag, become out of date, contain errors or need clarifying. Therefore if someone from Apple makes a statement here, that can be taken as being reasonably official, and supersedes what has been published. So far from being tangential, Greg's comments are right on the money: ignore the documentation, and do as we say. If a developer is not engaging with the forums and mailing lists, then they are not really doing enough to keep themselves informed about the current state of play. Assuming that documentation is always right and up to date is a sure path to having a nasty surprise down the road. Unfortunately the situation with the mailing list isn't very consistent - only certain Apple engineers seem to bother with it, and while what they say can be treated as official, it doesn't work both ways - complaining about something here is unlikely to result in any action. That's why you have to file bugs - the mailing list is an output, not an input (to Apple, that is). --Graham _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
