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Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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Post by joshspankit »

CharlesW wrote: post #30
joshspankit wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but “all about openness and power users”? That’s not my impression. ...! I feel like a frog that’s just been shown the bubbles forming on the bottom of the pot. Granted I’ve been pretty “meh” on Apple the last few years but I’ve still watched the keynotes and kept up with their growth. I didn’t even notice that Apple cleaned developers and pro users from their brand! (pro users as defined by those that are always s…

> I just finished re-watched the uncut WWDC keynote… The WWDC keynote/state of the union is a public-facing event for enthusiasts, press and analysts. This is why Apple invites say, " Join the developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms". If you want to evaluate Apple's prioritization of the developer community, you can watch any other content that Apple creates for WWDC, along with the…

It’s Apple’s choice what they do and the directions they go, but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference.

Unfortunately I have to see “join the developer community” and “dedicated site at developer.apple.com” the same way as I see a big brand responding to a high-traction social media complaint with “Contact us privately so we can look in to it”: a way to pull the issue out of the public eye and in to a tightly-controlled environment that favours the brand over of the end user.

Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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Post by joshspankit »

microtherion wrote: post #29
joshspankit wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but “all about openness and power users”? That’s not my impression. ...! I feel like a frog that’s just been shown the bubbles forming on the bottom of the pot. Granted I’ve been pretty “meh” on Apple the last few years but I’ve still watched the keynotes and kept up with their growth. I didn’t even notice that Apple cleaned developers and pro users from their brand! (pro users as defined by those that are always s…

This year, there were lots of product announcements, so the keynote was end user centric. It's really platforms state of the union address the same afternoon that has the developer focus: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/102/

I just watched the intro and conclusion for the Platforms State of the Union and cannot see the pro focus we’re talking about.

Yes, it’s now directly talking to developers, but with a tone of “Here are new APIs and features we decided to make. Use them how we designed them.” (like talking top-down to a workforce)

Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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joshspankit wrote: post #31
CharlesW wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I just finished re-watched the uncut WWDC keynote… The WWDC keynote/state of the union is a public-facing event for enthusiasts, press and analysts. This is why Apple invites say, " Join the developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms". If you want to evaluate Apple's prioritization of the developer community, you can watch any other content that Apple creates for WWDC, along with the…

It’s Apple’s choice what they do and the directions they go, but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference. Unfortunately I have to see “join the developer community” and “dedicated site at developer.apple.com” the same way as I see a big brand responding to a high-traction social media complaint with “Contact us privately so we can…

> but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference.

About every conference has an opening keynote that doesn’t get into nitty-gritty details, but that informs both the participants and the press what the conference will be about.

It typically follows on a part where the local mayor/minister/… will welcome the participants, saying how good it is for the city/region/country to have the conference in their city/region/country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynote: “At political or industrial conventions and expositions and at academic conferences, the keynote address or keynote speech is delivered to set the underlying tone and summarize the core message or most important revelation of the event”

I don’t see the WWDC keynotes as much different, except for the fact that Apple’s keynotes attract way more press than most other ones.

Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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Post by joshspankit »

Someone wrote: post #33
joshspankit wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s Apple’s choice what they do and the directions they go, but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference. Unfortunately I have to see “join the developer community” and “dedicated site at developer.apple.com” the same way as I see a big brand responding to a high-traction social media complaint with “Contact us privately so we can…

> but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference. About every conference has an opening keynote that doesn’t get into nitty-gritty details, but that informs both the participants and the press what the conference will be about. It typically follows on a part where the local mayor/minister/… will welcome the participants, saying how g…

You’ve accidentally hit on the key point I’m making:

> the keynote speech is delivered to set the underlying tone...

The tone it sets is not about (or for) developers.

Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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joshspankit wrote: post #34
Someone wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but if the WWDC keynote really is for enthusiasts, press, and analysts it’s disingenuous to say it’s part of a Developer Conference. About every conference has an opening keynote that doesn’t get into nitty-gritty details, but that informs both the participants and the press what the conference will be about. It typically follows on a part where the local mayor/minister/… will welcome the participants, saying how g…

You’ve accidentally hit on the key point I’m making: > the keynote speech is delivered to set the underlying tone... The tone it sets is not about (or for) developers.

Yes, like all keynotes in all industries, it is about the larger ecosystem and new developments.

Cardiology keynotes are about global attention to heart health, not how a cardiothoraccic surgeon can rotate a stent to improve success.

Energy conference keynotes are about changing patterns in production and use of energy, not the novel polymers in the latest solar cells.

Keynotes are by definition intended to tie everything together (I like to believe the word was used a playful anagram). Pointing out that a keynote is not the most personally/professionally relevant part of a conference for the average attendee is not going to surprise anyone who’s been to conferences.

Re: Reverse Engineering the Apple Multipeer Connectivity Framework (2022)

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Post by xpe »

lapcat wrote: post #18
xpe wrote: post #3

From a comment in the article: > This gives me chills, the shared clipboard also uses this protocol, right? This means that everything we copy goes through the network via Bluetooth without encryption and can be captured by any Bluetooth sniffer? The shared clipboard uses this protocol?... on what basis is this claim plausible?

> From a comment in the article: To be clear, it's a comment on the article, in the public comments section appended to the article. The comment was not made by the article author.

Agreed. My comment was worded poorly. Thank you for clarifying.
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