On 2011-05-23 14:26 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:57 PM, steve harley<p...@paper-ape.com> wrote:
"not freewheeling" is just an informal way of describing this situation:
iOS apps aren't inherently multitasking, to run in the background they must
implement a method which handles the backgrounding event, and there are
certain limits, not the least of which is that only some services (e.g.
audio) can run continuously in the background; other background processing
is suspended after ten minutes, and background apps may be terminated when
memory is needed for a foreground app
The multitasking schema is restrictive due to the fact that power and
performance considerations for a mobile device stacks the multitasking
prioritization appropriately.
i completely understand, and i don't have a problem with it; in fact my
initial statement was intended to head off a potential comeback from
Ecke about how iOS doesn't do "real multitasking" -- i was ready to
point out how "freewheeling" multitasking could make it much harder to
manage battery life
i spent a good portion of my life freewheeling and i'm glad to say that
i now see the wisdom of the middle way
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