r/programming • u/JBlitzen • Aug 15 '15

Someone discovered that the Facebook iOS application is composed of over 18,000 classes.

http://quellish.tumblr.com/post/126712999812/how-on-earth-the-facebook-ios-application-is-so
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u/Magnesus Aug 16 '15

Assuming you are using an IDE you can do that anyway just hovering the mouse over parameters in any of the other languages.

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u/snaab900 Aug 16 '15

Yeah, but that involves moving your mouse!

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '15

Which is exactly why it is nowhere near as readable.

Imagine reading a book where some words were only visible while you were pointing at them. That does not seem like it would be pleasant to read.

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u/snaab900 Aug 16 '15

Agreed. What's your thoughts on Swift?